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10 Cards in this Set
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A third civilization, larger than both Egypt and Sumer in land area, arose in the _________ far to the east, in South Asia.
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Indus River valley
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Indus River valley reaches its height at about the time of the ______ and _____ Empries between about 2500 B.C. and 1500 B.C.
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Akkadian and Babylonian
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What three modern nations trace their roots to the Indus Valley civilization? Where do they lie?
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India, Pakistan, and Bangledesh. Subconitent of South Asia.
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Subcontinent
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A large, triangular-shaped land-mass located in South Asia that juts out into the Indian Ocean.
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What seperates the South Asian subcontinent from the rest of Asia?
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Natural barriers.
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_____ surrounds the landmass on the east and west.
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Water
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To the North rise two lofty mountain ranges- the ______ and the ______.
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Himalayas, Hindu Kush
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Plains sweep across the landscape to the ____ of the mountains.
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South
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What has supported vast numbers of people over the ages in South Asia?
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fertile river areas
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Monsoons
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two seasonal winds which affect the climate and shape the pattern of life on the subcontinent.
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