Mountains/Sea
Civilization
Vocabulary
Climate
Rivers
100

The mountain range that makes up the Northeastern border of Ancient India and contains Mount Everest

The Himalayas

100

Early farmers chose to settle near these two large rivers that provided fertile soil and a reliable water source. 

Indus River and Ganges River

100

To gather a fully grown crop

Harvest

100

The prevailing wind that brought in warm, moist air and caused regular rains in Ancient India

Monsoon

100

Both the Indus River and the Ganges River are fed by this

Snowmelt from the mountains

200

The Mountain range that separates southwestern India from the Arabian Sea

Western Ghats
200

Because the rivers provided such fertile soil, the people were able to begin farming plants and animals and develop this. 

Food surplus

200

a piece of wax, lead, or other material with an individual design stamped into it, attached to a document to show that it has come from the person who claims to have issued it.

Seal

200

The near constant rain of the summer monsoon season caused these. 

Floods

200

The name for the fertile soil that is carried by rivers and deposited after they flood

Silt

300

Mountain range that separates Southeastern India from the Bay of Bengal

Western Ghats

300
Historians and archaeologists believe that the Indus Valley Civilization had an organized government because their cities were organized in this way.

Grid

300

A large portion of the continent of Asia that is isolated by mountain ranges and other geographical features.

Indian Subcontinent

300

India's climate is split into 2 seasons: a warm, wet season and this. 

Cool/dry season

300

This river flows for nearly 1,300 miles and empties into the Bay of Bengal in modern day Bangladesh

Ganges River

400

The mountain range that creats the northern border of modern day Pakistan from which the Indus River gathers snowmelt

Hindu Kush Mountains

400

Harappans exported lapis lazuli and other metals/gems to this far-away civilization. 

Mesopotamia

400

A large wall build around something to protect it. The Harappans built one around their grain supply. 

Citadel

400

The direction that the summer monsoon wins blew in from to bring warm, moist air.

Southwest

400

This river flows for nearly 1,800 miles through modern day Pakistan and empties into the Arabian Sea

Indus River

500

The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are both smaller sections of what ocean?

Indian Ocean

500

The two most famous cities of the Indus River Valley Civilization. 

Harappa and Mohenjo-daro

500

A flat landform that is formed by the silt/sediments left behind after a river floods

Alluvial plain

500
This gave the people of Ancient India the ability to live farther away from the rivers than the people of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. 

Daily summer rains

500

According to ancient texts, a third river used to flow through Ancient India, but it has since dried up. This river is said to have supported many civilizations.

Sarasvati River