Vocabulary
process of water turning into vapor and rising into the atmosphere due to the sun’s heating
evaporation
This Empire had Islam as its major religion
This festival is to allow spiritual cleansing, purification and inner peace. They celebrate by bathing in the sacred rivers and celebrating cultural traditions. This year 660 million people celebrated.
Religion:Hindu
Festival:Maha Kumbh
long period with no precipitation
drought
The Brahmaputra River and the Ganges River join together to form the
Ganges Delta
area where river deposits sediment as it empties into a body of water
delta
This empire had Hinduism as its major religion
The Gupta Empire
This festival Is the start of Spring and celebrates good over evil. People celebrate by throwing colorful paint and chalk at each other and having feasts.
Religion:Hindu
Festival:Holi
seasonal winds that may bring intense rainfall
monsoons
Geographical feature that separates South Asia from Asia
Himalayan Mountains
Separate region of a continent
subcontinent
This empire had Buddhism as its major religion
The Mauryan Empire
This festival celebrates the Spring Harvest. People celebrate by going to their church and reading scripture. They are baptized in water and have parades, festivals, dancing, and feasts.
Religion:Sikh
Festival: Baisakhi
Centers of civilizations where ideas spread
Cultural Hearth
These are the four levels of the Caste System
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaisyas
Sudras
rigid section of the earth’s crust that can move independently
delta
This empire was built by the Taj Mahal
The Mughal Empire
This festival marks the end of Ramadan and the breaking of the fast. It is celebrated by praying, visiting family, wearing new clothes, and making donations
Religion:Islam
Festival:Eid Al Fitr
the basis of many languages in South Asia
Sanskrit
This civilization developed along the Indus river in present day Pakistan and had streets in a grid and sewage systems
Harappan
Largest mountain range formed 50 million years ago
Himalaya Mountains
This empire was ruled by Asoka and had a substantial standing army
The Mauryan Empire
This festival is one of the 5 Pillars of its religion. It celebrates the presentation of the Qur'an to Muhammad from the Angel Gabriel. It is a time to strengthen connections to God. People celebrate by fasting from sunrise to sunset for the month.
Religion: Islam
Festival:Ramadan
Land or people ruled by one leader
Empire
Two impacts of wet monsoons and one impact of dry monsoons
Wet: irrigate crops-fill reservoirs-floods-landslides
Dry: destroy crops