Mountains of India
Located in the Hindu Kush mountains. Forms a gap 30 miles long, connecting central Asia to Indian subcontinent. Traders used it enter Indus River Valley and Invaders used the pass as well, but often dying from unforgiving landscape.
What is the Khyber Pass?
A river that runs through the Himalayas, snowy mountains, and narrow canyons, gets slower and deeper in the valley. Overflows in the summer, leaving minerals behind when it recedes. Joins with the Ganges River on the plains, making the land very fertile.
What is the Brahmaputra River?
An empire lasting from about 322 to 187 bce. The family for which the empire is named were the first leaders to unify India, unifying this vast land was a major accomplishment.
What is the Mauryan Empire?
A bond between families, states, or other groups to further common interests
What is an alliance?
`Why did the sun go to summer school?
She wanted to get a little brighter
A long mountain chain near coasts of India. Mountain ranges form a V around Deccan Plateau
What are the Eastern AND Western Ghats?
This river flows across most of northern India, starting in the Himalayas, goes down south through ice, rocks, mountains and valleys. Carries silt and ice/water, leaving rich sediment and making plains fertile. Rainy season causes flooding, destroying crops.
What is the Ganges River?
This leader began to build the Mauryan Empire in 320s bce, a harsh yet successful ruler. Used a strong army to overthrow the rulers of the northern kingdoms. Used force to keep the empire strong- a powerful army, a network of spies, and torture to keep people in line.
A period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement.
What is a Golden Age
What goes up when rain comes down?
An umbrella
These mountains form a rugged barrier between the Indus River Valley and Afghanistan. Highest peaks in the world with many parts unlivable - snow and ice covering steep slopes.
What are the Hindu Kush mountains?
This river begins in the Himalayas, flowing through present-day Pakistan and emptying into Arabian Sea. Water levels change from Hindu Kush and Himalayas snow melting. Contains the best farmland from the silt.
What is the Indus River.
This leader created a strong central government, wrote laws, gave farmers water, built royal road more than 1000 ml long.
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
A theory or set of values by which one lives; the search for wisdom and knowledge.
What is philosophy?
What kind of bow can't be tied?
A rainbow.
Mountains located on India's northern border, forming a natural border of protection. Called the "home of snows" with storms leaving feet of snow. Water from here feeds northern rivers. Earthquakes and landslides are common.
What are the Himalaya Mountains?
A flat elevated area with different land- large granite rocks, flat areas, hills, thin forests and bushes. Dry area with a few rivers, though rains from monsoons provide water. Soil is black, yellow, or red. Black is rich in iron and good for cotton. Red and yellow lack minerals.
What is Deccan Plateau?
This leader's edicts/commands included: buddhist values (morals, peace, love, teachings), general welfare (well being of his people- food,shelter, water, health), justice (fair laws and treatment in court and jail), and security of his people.
Who is King Ashoka?
A territory that is part of a country or an empire.
What is a providence?
Why was the flower always tardy?
He was a late bloomer.
The world's tallest mountain, located in the Himalayas.
What is Mount Everest?
A massive desert in northern India, mostly sand and stone with rolling sand dunes, littel plant life, stretches hundreds of miles. Heat is unbearable with very dry conditions and dust storms. Monsoons may OCCASIONALLY bring brief yet intense storms.
What is the Thar Desert?
The ruler of Mauryan Empire from 269 to 232 bce. expanded empire to south and east. Rejected violence after brutal battle, stopped hunting, and became a vegetarian. Never again fought another kingdom, giving up battles of conquest but did not return lands they had previously conquered. Spread buddhism. People could still be executed for serious crimes.
Who is King Ashoka?
This empire arose around 320 bce under Chandragupta I. and lasted until 550 ce. India experienced a Golden Age, surge of learning, artistic growth, and some of the greatest advances in Indian history.
What is the Gupta Empire.
How many months of the yar have 28 days?
All of them!