Three Regions of South Asia

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INDIA
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Geography of South AsiaIndus River Valley

• The South Asian or Indian Subcontinent is a
  large land mass thats smaller than a continent.
• Its a peninsula- surrounded by water on 3 sides

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Himalayas
Northern Plains
Deccan Plateau
Coastal Plains
Coastal Plains
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Three Regions of South Asia
Northern Plains Deccan Plateau Coastal
Plains
arid (dry) desolate (not
very populated) triangular
fertile Watered by 1.Snow melting off
Himalayas 2. Ganges River 3. Indus River
4.Brahmaputra River
low-lying mountains Eastern and Western
Ghats people use seas and farm
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• Because of Indias diverse (different) landscape,
  there is cultural diversity.
• Eg. India has 15 official languages.

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Monsoons- a seasonal wind
Rain
Store water
Grow crops with stored water
Hot, dry air
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Hot, dry air still there
Crops die
Famine
Crops die, houses destroyed
Too much rain
floods
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• Today, the Indian subcontinent has 3 of the 10
  most populated countries in the world.
• 1. India
• 2. Pakistan
• 3. Bangladesh

Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
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Ancient Indus Valley Civilization

• 2 Main Cities
• twin capitals
• Harappa
• Mohenjo Daro
• Large- 3 miles
• around
• Hill top
• structures
• Sewer system
• Granary-place
• to store grain
• Carefully
• planned grid
• pattern
• Skills in math
• Strong central
• govt

Farming Food surplus allowed for large
cities Depended on river to flood
(silt) Crops Wheat Barley Melon Dates Cotton
Trade Merchants traded w/ Sumerians Learned
writing Cultural diffusion
Religion Polytheistic Mother goddess is source of
creation Worshipped sacred animals (bull) Animism
is the worship of a spirit in all living things

• Decline
• City found buried
• Possible reasons
• Earthquake
• Too many trees cut down caused erosion
• Volcano
• Result Aryans migrated in and conquered

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2 Main Cities twin capitals 1. Harappa 2. Mohenjo
Daro Large- 3 miles around Hill top
structures Sewer system Granary-place to store
grain Carefully planned grid pattern Skills
in math Strong central govt
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Farming Food surplus (extra)allowed for large
cities Depended on river to flood
(silt) Crops Wheat Barley Melon Dates Cotton
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Trade Merchants traded w/ Sumerians Learned
writing Cultural diffusion
SUMER
INDIA
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Religion Polytheistic Mother goddess is source of
creation Worshipped sacred animals (cow) Animism
is the worship of a spirit in all living things
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• Decline
• City found buried
• Possible reasons
• Earthquake
• Too many trees cut down caused erosion
• Volcano
• Result Aryans migrated in and conquered

Mohenjo-daro. Temple ruins
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Aryan Life

• Developed Sanskrit- writing
• Developed Hinduism- religion
• Wrote prayers, hymns, teachings in the Vedas
• Society divided by occupation which developed
  into the caste system.