The Indus River Valley

Have students label the map first, then look for the details about city planning in the reading. On the achievements sheet, ask students to underline the part of the text that supports each match.

Label Harappa and Mohenjo-daro on a map and explain how Indus cities were planned. The directions on the page read: Read the text. Then answer the questions. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade Ancient History, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with Ancient India. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were carefully planned. Streets crossed at right angles in a grid, many houses had a bathroom, waste water ran into covered brick drains and builders used bricks of a standard size.

It is often called a golden age because of its achievements in science, art and learning. Ancient India Achievements asks students to explain this and to match achievements to their descriptions.

Ashoka ruled the Maurya Empire from about 268 to 232 BCE. After a bloody war against the people of Kalinga he was filled with regret, promised to rule with kindness and had his messages carved on rocks and pillars.