Life in Ancient India Worksheet
Name:__________________________________ Date:_________________
This worksheet will help you think about what life was like in Ancient India.
Daily Life
1. Visit Indus
Valley Civilization Daily Life (http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Indialife.html#INDUS)
and read about what scientists have discovered about daily life in Ancient India.
On the back of this page, or on a separate sheet of paper, make two columns
– one labeled "Architecture and Engineering" and one labeled
"Inventions and Accomplishments." Make notes about important information
you find for each category.
Language
2. Someday scientists will be able to decipher the language of these ancient
people. What do you think their writings will reveal about them?
Contributions
3. Of all the accomplishments of the Ancient Indians, which one do you think
is the most valuable contribution to our lives today?
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