Government Explanation The Great Bath is a very large public bathing or ritual bathing site. It is located in the part of the city where there are other large sites, such as a great hall or granary, and a layout of orderly streets and structures.
Religion Explanation: This is a seal of a seated yogi with pictographs above his head, and leaves atop his head, and buffalo horns. A yogi would be evidence of medatation and seeking conciousness, which is an example of religion.
Social Structure Explanation: Homes in Mohenjo Daro showed social structure. Size and location of homes in the upper and lower parts of the city show where people in higher positions lived versus those in less valued positions. Some homes in Mohenjo Daro had their own wells. Homes with wells were likely those who held higher positions and owned more land.
Technology Explanation: The drainage system in ancient Mohenjo Daro is a system of arched drain and street drains with limestone bricks covering roads. The city would brick up drains it no longer used as it built on top of itself over its 1,000 year history. It shows technology, because this type of system in that time period would require many people to do very high order thinking, and more to plan and build the system. Then, the water flow design system actually working also shows the technology. This shows technology because it requires science to be applied.
Stable Food Supply Explanation: These clay models are an example of a stable food supply, because chariots carried grains such as barley, produce and other farm goods such as cotton and sesame seeds from the farms to Mohenjo Daro. Farmers used bulls and livestock to pull carts.
Art Explanation: The bronze and gem necklace shown in the picture is an example of artwork in Mohenjo Daro. The necklace is made from bronze, gold and other types of precious gems such as garnet and agate. In addition it has soapstone beads. The beads are connected together with gold wire. This particular fragmented necklace was found inside a silver vase in Mohenjo Daro, and along the findings of this and many other ceramic and bronze jewelry items is evidence of a civilization that values art.
Writing Explanation: Tiles or seals are evidence of writing in Mohenjo Daro. Seals show writing with pictographs, pictures engraved usually depict animals and crops. Historians think that some seals could have been used for merchants to tag their items. No one knows yet what the writing on the seals says.