Name ____________________________________________ Date __________ Class _______ Period ____ Cracking the Code Solving the Mystery of the Indus Script Directions: First, work with your partner to try to sole the puzzles and riddles below. Then, as a class, we will watch a TED Talk by Rajesh Rao on his attempts to decipher the Indus script. On the back of this sheet, take “college-style” notes, jotting down important information and the key points of your understanding, as well as any questions you may have. 1. Examine the figure in the sculpture to the left. This work of art was excavated from the Indus city of Mohenjo Daro. Who do you think this person was? What clues might lead you to your conclusion? 2. Examine the series of images to the right. These types of artifacts are some of the most commonly discovered remains of Indus society. How big do you think they are in real life? 3. Take a closer look at the items on the right, especially the last two, and focus on the writing. As you know, the Indus script has never been deciphered, but using your analytical skills, see if you can at least figure out the directionality of the script. In other words, did they write right to left or left to right? Explain your reasoning. 4. In the space below, I have started writing an English word. Don’t try to figure out what the word is. Just try to predict each letter, one letter at a time. You must go from left to right. Q __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 5. Examine the following four lines. Circle the ones that are English. Put a box around the ones that are Arabic. Ezzayyak? How are you? 6. Translate the following images into a sentence.

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Name____________________________________________Date__________Class_______Period____

Cracking the Code Solving the Mystery of the Indus Script Directions:First,workwithyourpartnertotrytosolethepuzzlesandriddlesbelow.Then,asaclass,wewillwatchaTEDTalkbyRajeshRaoonhisattemptstodeciphertheIndusscript.Onthebackofthissheet,take“college-style”notes,jottingdownimportant

informationandthekeypointsofyourunderstanding,aswellasanyquestionsyoumayhave.

1. Examinethefigureinthesculpturetotheleft.Thisworkof

artwasexcavatedfromtheInduscityofMohenjoDaro.Whodoyouthinkthispersonwas?Whatcluesmightleadyoutoyourconclusion?

2. Examinetheseriesofimagestotheright.ThesetypesofartifactsaresomeofthemostcommonlydiscoveredremainsofIndussociety.Howbigdoyouthinktheyareinreallife?

3. Takeacloserlookattheitemsontheright,especiallythelasttwo,andfocusonthewriting.Asyouknow,theIndusscripthasneverbeendeciphered,butusingyouranalyticalskills,seeifyoucanatleastfigureoutthedirectionalityofthescript.Inotherwords,didtheywriterighttoleftorlefttoright?Explainyourreasoning.

4. Inthespacebelow,IhavestartedwritinganEnglishword.Don’ttrytofigureoutwhatthewordis.Justtrytopredicteachletter,oneletteratatime.Youmustgofromlefttoright.

Q______________

5. Examinethefollowingfourlines.CircletheonesthatareEnglish.PutaboxaroundtheonesthatareArabic.

Ezzayyak?Howareyou?

6. Translatethefollowingimagesintoasentence.