What was notable about the bricks?

They followed standard proportions

Mohenjo-daro Quiz: Grid Streets, Drains and the Great Bath

Archaeologists digging in Sindh in the 1920s uncovered one of the world's earliest planned cities, and this Mohenjo-daro quiz explores how it worked. Play 10 interactive questions on the Indus Valley Civilization, the Great Bath, grid streets, covered drains, hundreds of wells, standardized bricks, the Dancing Girl, the Priest-King, the undeciphered Indus script and UNESCO listing.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Civilization
Which civilization built Mohenjo-daro?
Country
In which modern country is Mohenjo-daro?
Age
Roughly when did Mohenjo-daro flourish?
Name
What does Mohenjo-daro mean?
Bath
What was the Great Bath waterproofed with?
Plan
How were the main streets laid out?
Drains
What advanced feature lined many streets?
Bricks
What was notable about the bricks?
Statue
Which small bronze figure was found here?
Script
What is true of the Indus script?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which civilization built Mohenjo-daro?
Answer: The Indus Valley Civilization
It is also called the Harappan Civilization.
Q2: In which modern country is Mohenjo-daro?
Answer: Pakistan
It lies in Sindh province.
Q3: Roughly when did Mohenjo-daro flourish?
Answer: Around 2500 BCE
It was one of the largest cities of its time.
Q4: What does Mohenjo-daro mean?
Answer: Mound of the dead
The original name is unknown.
Q5: What was the Great Bath waterproofed with?
Answer: Bitumen
Fitted bricks were sealed with tar.
Q6: How were the main streets laid out?
Answer: In a grid pattern
Blocks divided the city.
Q7: What advanced feature lined many streets?
Answer: Covered drains
Homes connected to the system.
Q8: What was notable about the bricks?
Answer: They followed standard proportions
A ratio of about 1 to 2 to 4 was common.
Q9: Which small bronze figure was found here?
Answer: The Dancing Girl
She wears many bangles.
Q10: What is true of the Indus script?
Answer: It has not been deciphered
Seals carry short inscriptions.

Mohenjo-Daro Quiz – Grid Streets, Drains and the Great Bath

Mohenjo-daro, in Sindh province in Pakistan, was one of the largest cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, flourishing around 2500 BCE. Its name means mound of the dead, and its original name is unknown.

The city had streets laid out in a grid, homes built from standardized baked bricks, hundreds of wells and covered drains that carried waste away. On the citadel mound stands the Great Bath, a pool waterproofed with bitumen.

Excavations in the 1920s, led by John Marshall's team, uncovered the bronze Dancing Girl and the stone Priest-King. The Indus script on seals remains undeciphered, and Mohenjo-daro became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.

What This Quiz Teaches

History fans will enjoy these questions.

Where Mohenjo-daro is
When it flourished
How the city was planned
Which artifacts were found
What remains unknown

Did You Know?

Seals often show a unicorn-like animal.
The city may have held tens of thousands of people.
Flooding and salt damage threaten the ruins.
Harappa is another major Indus city.
No grand palaces have been identified.