The Geography of India
It is a mountain system which blocks off India from the rest of Asia.
The Himalaya
Where did the first civilization began?
In the Indus Valley
Where did the Aryans came from?
Central Asia
All the people were divided into four social classes called...
Varnas /The caste system
An Indian Prince
Raja
These two rivers run in northern India...
The Ganges and the Indus Rivers.
What were the names of the major cities in the Indus Valley?
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
What were the Aryans good at?
They were good warriors, and expert horse riders and hunters.
These people had no place in society and sre considered too dirty.
Untouchables
It is a system with rules for almost every part of life, including marriage, work, and friendship.
Jati
It is dry and hilly and located south of the river valleys.
The Deccan Plateau
What was the population in the most important cities?
About 35,000 people each.
It was the way Aryans used to live before they settled.
They were nomads.
If all Hindu rules were followed, a person could be __________into a higher caste.
Reincarnated
It is a sessonal wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and Southern Asia
Monsoon
India is considered a __________ due to the fact that it's smaller than a continent.
Subcontinent
Give three characteristics of the most important cities:
- Large and brick paved streets, and smaller streets unpaved.
-Fortress to protect people.
-The houses were built with oven-baked bricks made of mud.
-Flat roofs, enclosed courtyards, wells and bathrooms.
-Pipes took wastewater to pits outside the ciry walls.
-Houses had garbage chutes that led to bins in the streets.
What did the Aryans stop doing as soon as they established?
They stopped eating meat from cattle because they considered them sacred.
How do you call when grandparents, parents, and children lived together with the oldest man in charge?
Extended or Enlarged family
Ancient sacred writings of India.
Vedas
India's northern border starts on the southern edge of ________
Asia's Continent
The Indus Valley merchants traded with...
The Mesopotamians
Mention three changes the Aryans made after they established:
-Became farmers.
-Made iron tools
-Cleared India's forest and dug canals to bring water to the fields.
-Lived in groups.
-Developed a written language
Name the four varnas:
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras.
What was the first India's written language called?
Sanskrit