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| what modern day nations reside on the indian subcontinent(6) |
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| india, pakistan, bangledash, sri lanka, nepal, bhutan |
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| what major mts are located on the indian subcontinent and what did they provide |
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| hindu kush and himalayas;protection |
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| the 3 major geographical zones that divide the indian subcontinent |
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| nothern plain, deccan plateu, coastal plain |
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| 3 rivers on the indian subcontinent |
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| what seperates the the deccan plateu from the coastal plain |
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| eastern and western ghats |
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| what major bodies of water surround india(3) |
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| arabian sea, bay of bengal, indian ocean |
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| what are the monson seasons |
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| where does each come from? |
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| summer=sw and wet;winter=ne and dry |
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| indus valley civilization emerged along the banks of the _________ river around ___________ |
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| what showed that there was a highly advanced and organized government |
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| grid pattern cities, houses built out of uniform brick |
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| what were the other features of the cities of the indus valley nation |
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| plumbing and sewers under city,both cities had hill top structures that were centrally located,warehouses and may have had twin capitals |
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| 2 factors led to the decline of the indus valley civilization |
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| environ disaster,invaded by aryans(1st to cross mts) |
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| aryan collection of religious teachings |
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| how did the aryans measure wealth |
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| people conquered by aryans |
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| who was the chief god of the aryans |
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| art of seeking spiritual truth |
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| aryans developed what language |
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| aryan traditions and belief formed framework for __________________ |
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| brahmins(priests), kshatriyas(warriors), Vaisyas(herders, merchants, artisans), sudras(dravidians), untouchables |
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| means 'middle kingdom' and was the ancient chinese name for china |
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| geographic barriers of china |
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| gobi desert, himalayas and tien shan mts, pacific and thick jungles |
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| where the majority of pop lived along east coast and huang he and yangzi river |
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| outlying regions of china |
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| xinjang,mongolia, manchoriam and tibet |
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