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24 Cards in this Set
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Monsoon Rains
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form when rain sweeps over the Ganges-Brahmaputra elta and are blocked by the Himalayas; move west to Ganges Plain
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European Colonization
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introduced English, educational system, built railroads, developed civil service, converted many to Islam
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Mohandas Gandhi
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fought peacefully for India's independence in the 1900s, which was granted in 1947
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Event in 1947
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India became two independent countries, Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan
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Event in 1971
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Eastern Pakistan revolted against Western Pakistan and became Bangladesh
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Mongol Empire effects on religion
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converted many to Islam after dominating India
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Islamic States
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Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives
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Countries with Nuclear Weapon developments
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US, Pakistan, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China, Israel
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Countries that abandoned Nuclear Weapon developments
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South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Algeria, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, North Korea
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Monsoons
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seasonal winds that cause 3 seasons; warm temps heat air, air rises and changes wind direction n hot season, moist ocean air moves from south to bring monsoon rains
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Hot Season
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late February to June
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Wet Season
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June/July to September
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Cool Season
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October to late February
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Indus River Valley civilizatoin
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2500 BC; developed writing system, central gov, thriving overseas trade, cities, plumbing, sanitation
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Aryans
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hunters and herders that entered the Indus River Valley
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Mauryan Empire
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320-180 BC; ruled all but Southern India; promoted Buddhism and non-violence
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Gupta Empire
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320-550; Hindu civilization; advanced in science, technology, and art; created Arabic numerals; many converted to Islam under Mongolian influence
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Raj
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Hindu word for empire; formed by British, who introduced English, railroads, and many good influences
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Main Art Forms
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Calligraphy, Pagodas, Haiky
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Ganges Plain
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has the highest concentration of people; world's largest alluvial plain
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Monarchy Government
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Nepal and Bhutan
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Tourism
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overall this is declining due to religious and political conflicts in many areas
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Himalayas
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these separate South Asia from the rest of asia and protected Nepal and Bhutan from outside influece until the 1900s
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Eastern and Western Ghats
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block rainfall to the Deccan Plauteau
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