Mountains
Empires
Rivers
Climate
Other
100
Where are the Hindu Kush Mountains?
The Northwest
100

What are details about the Harappan? (influence on India, how they got wealth)


What is the caste system?

first urban civilization, culture, Sanskirt, and the caste system


the divided Indian society into groups based on a person's birth and ocupation

100
Where does the Ganges begin?
Himalayas and northern India
100
Where is the humid tropical climate?
south of the Himalayas
100
Describe the population
overpopulated with most people living in villages over cities (70%)
200
Where are the Eastern and Western Ghats?
The Eastern and Western coasts
200

What are details about the Aryan? (influence, wealth)


What are the main religions and which one is dominant?

Language basis, religious tolerance, and spread of Buddhism


Hindu (dominant) and Buddhist

200
Where does the Ganges empty?
a river delta in Bangladesh
200
Where is the tropical savanna climate?
central India and Sri Lanka
200
Describe the religion
Hindu, Buddhist, Sikhism, Jainism
300
Where are the Himalayas?
The northern border
300

What are details about the Mauryn? (Leader, influence, wealth)


Details about British rule:


Asoka, religious tolerance, expansion and trade


East India Company had Indians working for them in armies in 1857 and then they revolted so the British gov took over completely. To avoid war they agreed to partition India.

300
Where does the Indus river begin?
Himalayas
300
Where are the desert and steppe climate?
southwest India and Pakistan
300
Describe some customs

Diwali: festival of the lights

Nirvana: Buddhist form of Heaven

400
Where is Mount Everest?
in the Himalayas bordering Nepal and China
400

What are details about the Gupta? (influence, wealth)

 Who was Mohandas Gandhi?

advances in math, medicine, and astronomy and trade

He was the leader of the revolt against British and he did this with peaceful protest.

400
Where does the Indus River empty?
Indus River Valley (most densely populated region in Pakistan)
400
Where is the highland climate?
HImalayas
400
Describe the government and economy

democracy largest in the world

trying to help get GDP per person up, but in the top 6 GDP in world

500
Where is K2?
the Himalayas and northern Paikstan
500

What are details about the Mughal? (Leaders, influence, wealth, built)

 What are monsoons?

Babur and Akbar, religious tolerance, trade and export of goods (tea and spices), Taj Mahal


seasonal winds that bring wet or dry air.

500
How are the rivers important?
provide water for crops and melts snow and then floods leaving fertile soil.
500
How do monsoons affect the region?
cause flooding and rain destroying buildings
500
Describe the resources
soil, crops, timber(Nepal), livestock (Bhutan), minerals, tea and spices
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