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Chapter 3:First Civilizations
India and China
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History
10th Grade
10/12/2008

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what modern day nations reside on the indian subcontinent(6)
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india, pakistan, bangledash, sri lanka, nepal, bhutan
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what major mts are located on the indian subcontinent and what did they provide
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hindu kush and himalayas;protection
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the 3 major geographical zones that divide the indian subcontinent
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nothern plain, deccan plateu, coastal plain
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3 rivers on the indian subcontinent
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indus,ganges,brahmaputra
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what seperates the the deccan plateu from the coastal plain
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eastern and western ghats
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what major bodies of water surround india(3)
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arabian sea, bay of bengal, indian ocean
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what are the monson seasons
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winter and summer
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where does each come from?
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summer=sw and wet;winter=ne and dry
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indus valley civilization emerged along the banks of the _________ river around ___________
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indus;7500 bc
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twin cities
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harappa and mohenjodaro
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what showed that there was a highly advanced and organized government
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grid pattern cities, houses built out of uniform brick
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what were the other features of the cities of the indus valley nation
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plumbing and sewers under city,both cities had hill top structures that were centrally located,warehouses and may have had twin capitals
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2 factors led to the decline of the indus valley civilization
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environ disaster,invaded by aryans(1st to cross mts)
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aryan collection of religious teachings
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vedas
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how did the aryans measure wealth
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cattle
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people conquered by aryans
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dravidians
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who was the chief god of the aryans
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indra
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one spiritual being
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brahman
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art of seeking spiritual truth
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mysticism
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aryans developed what language
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sanskrit
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aryan traditions and belief formed framework for __________________
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hinduism and buddhism
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what is the caste system
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brahmins(priests), kshatriyas(warriors), Vaisyas(herders, merchants, artisans), sudras(dravidians), untouchables
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means 'middle kingdom' and was the ancient chinese name for china
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zhongguo
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geographic barriers of china
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gobi desert, himalayas and tien shan mts, pacific and thick jungles
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where the majority of pop lived along east coast and huang he and yangzi river
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chinese heartland
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outlying regions of china
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xinjang,mongolia, manchoriam and tibet
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