| A | B |
| Harappa & Mohenjo Daro | most famous ancient cities of the Indus Valley |
| Arabian Sea | body of water SW of the Indus Valley |
| Indus River | location of the first civilization of South Asia |
| Ganges River | major river of India that flows SE from the Himalayas |
| Hindu Kush | mountains NW of the Indus River Valley |
| Thar Desert | area directly east of the lower Indus Valley |
| merchant seals | used to label or record goods traded in the Indus Valley |
| sewer system | ancient Indus Valley invention for disposal of city wastes |
| Pakistan | modern-day country through which most of the Indus River flows |
| India | modern-day country SE of the Indus Valley |
| citadel/fortress | large building archeologists think was used for protection and storage |
| grid | how Indus Valley city streets were arranged |
| courtyard | wealthy homes were built around this open space |
| sun-dried bricks | Indus Valley buildings were made of this |
| barley, wheat | grain grown in the Indus Valley |
| The Great Bath | what archeologists call the large sunken area of Mohenjo Daro |
| Himalayas | mountains between India and China |
| Mt. Everest | tallest mountain in the world |
| cattle | animals used for transportation and farming |
| weights | standard objects used in trading throughout the Indus Valley |