The River Valley Civilizations — Practice

Q1 · MCQ SINGLE · 1 mark

• a. Raised part of an Indus city with important buildings
• b. Storehouse for grain surplus
• c. Settled society with surplus food, towns and specialised work
• d. Wedge-shaped writing of Mesopotamia

Q2 · MCQ SINGLE · 1 mark

• a. Indus cities had no craft production.
• b. Surplus made crafts impossible.
• c. Egypt developed far from any major river.
• d. The Nile floods helped Egyptian agriculture.

Q3 · MCQ SINGLE · 1 mark

• a. Civilisation
• b. Granary
• c. Cuneiform
• d. Silt