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22 Cards in this Set
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Geographers refers to india as a _______- large landmass that juts out of a continent:
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Subcontinent
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Two mountain ranges (Hindu Kush, Himalayas) cut ____ off asia. These rangers, along with various water sources have helped shape ____ history.
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India
India's |
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India's climate is dominated by the _____-Strong winds that blow across the region at certain times of the year.
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Mosoons
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From October to May, the _____ mosoon blows dry air across the country. In June, the wind ____ off the Indian Ocean, creating moisture that drenches the plains.
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Winter
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The rain help the crops to ___, giving food to the people.
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Grow
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Even thought mountain ranges cut ____ off from asia, gaps in the rangers have been the source of both migration and _______.
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India
Invasions |
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The indus and ganges rivers begin in the mountains ranges and empty into the ____ of bengal and arabian sea.
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Bay
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In the Indus River valley, the rich ____ caused a surplus of food, allowing populations to grow. Two cities flourished Haprappa and Monhenjo-Daro.
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Soil
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The ruins of Monhenjo-Daro show how carefully the city was planned. It was built above ______ level which protected it from _____.
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Ground
Floods |
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Unlike most _____ cities of the time, Monhenjo-Daro had a drainage system. Clay pipes carried _____ away from homes and building.
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Ancient
Waste |
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There was also a canal system which distributed ____ from the Indus ______ to where it was needed.
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Water
River |
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In the city, merchants sold their goods from shops that lined the streets. _____ came all over to buy and ____ goods. The citizens lived in homes with open courtyards.
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Traders
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The ________ of the people is still a mystery, but their ______ (symbols) appear on square seals. They were a polytheistic _______.
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Writing
Religion |
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Around ____ BC, Indus Valley farmers began to abandon their land. Historians are _____ why the early people of a masive _______ or barrenland.
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2000
Unsure Earthquake |
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The newcomers to india called themselves Aryans, which meant "noble." They ______- or moved to india folling their flocks.
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Migrated
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Overtime, people adopted the culture of the Aryans and _____ them with _____ cultures.
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Mixed
Indian |
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The new culture began in the Indus _____ Vally. It spread to the Gangers _____, where people adopted the language.
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River
Vally |
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People learned how to make ____ tools, clearing forests for ________.
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Iron
Farmland |
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Most of what _______ know about the Aryans comes from religion books known as the Vedas, which means" ________."
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Knowledge
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Aryans organized themselves into 4 social class:
1. _____ or Brahmans 2. ______ and nolbes 3. ______ and merchants 4. ______ ______ , servants |
Priests
Warriors Artisans Farm workers |
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By ____ B.C, there was a distinct divison of classes. It was know as the _____- or class system. People belonged to the caste of their parents. People inside a cast did the same type of work.
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500
Caste |
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The _____ system is still in place in india today
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Caste
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