Indus Valley civilization crossword: crossword puzzle for Grade 6, page 1 preview

Crossword puzzle · History, Civics & Social Studies

Indus Valley civilization crossword · Grade 6

Solve a crossword of up to 11 words about indus Valley civilization from short definition clues, with a word bank to help. Builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning.

Grade 6 · ages 11 to 12
Easy
15 to 20 minutes
1 page
Free

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The crossword clues

Directions: Read each clue and pick the answer from the word bank. Write one letter in each box.

Word bank
ARCHAEOLOGY · ARTISAN · CARNELIAN · CITADEL · DHOLAVIRA · DRAINAGE · GRANARY
HARAPPA · INDUS · MOHENJO-DARO · TRADE
Across
2 Site in Pakistan's Punjab that gave its name to a whole civilization (7)
4 Raised, walled part of a city holding important buildings (7)
9 Indus city in Gujarat known for its water reservoirs (9)
10 Study of the past through the objects and places people left (11)
11 Large Indus city famous for its Great Bath and grid streets (7, 4)
Down
1 Exchange of goods; Indus merchants reached as far as Mesopotamia (5)
3 Skilled worker who makes things by hand, like beads or pots (7)
5 System of covered channels that carried waste water away (8)
6 River flowing from Tibet through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea (5)
7 Large building for storing grain (7)
8 Red-orange stone that Indus craftworkers drilled into fine beads (9)

What your child practices

Your child builds vocabulary, spelling and reading for meaning. The skill is “Change, continuity and causation”: describe how and why things changed over time and compare perspectives.

Grades and ages: Grade 6, ages 11 to 12
Time: About 15 to 20 minutes
Subject: History, Civics & Social Studies
Level: Easy for Grade 6
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Read the first across clue together so the format is clear. Use a pencil so mistakes rub out easily, and check every answer at the end. It is one of the easier sheets for Grade 6, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Use the letter count after each clue and any crossing letters when a clue gets stuck.

Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.