Question
Quartzite floor tiles found along this river’s Soan (“so-ahn”) Valley provided possible evidence for a prehistoric stone “factory.” Domestication of wheat and barley may have spread to a civilization centered around this river from Mehrgarh (“MAIR-gar”). Kukkuṭārma or “land of the cockerel” was likely the native name for a city along this river, where the wall-divided “Great Granary” is located in. The unicorn seals of a civilization centered around this river contain markings similar to non-Brāhmīc symbols used by its successors. The soapstone Priest King statue was excavated in a city along this river that also built a giant water tank known as the Great Bath. For 10 points, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro belong to what river’s namesake Valley Civilization centered around modern Pakistan? ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Nathan Zhang | Cornell C | Vassar | 33 | -5 |
Albert Zhang | Columbia A | Yale C | 60 | 10 |
Lexi Terman | Rutgers A | Princeton A | 61 | 10 |
Anirudh Bharadwaj | Penn A | Princeton B | 62 | 10 |
Cooper Roh | Columbia B | Bard A | 82 | 10 |
William Orr | Yale A | Rutgers B | 82 | 10 |
Srikar Venkatesan | Penn B | Haverford | 84 | 10 |
Lukas Koutsoukos | Yale B | NYU B | 98 | 10 |
Ashish Kumbhardare | Rowan A | Columbia C | 109 | 10 |
Sam Macchi | Vassar | Cornell C | 121 | 10 |