India- Intro
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drivingedge on November 3, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Geography | Deccan plateau; extends from central Asia to the Indian Ocean; hindu-kush mts. protect; seperated in the north by the mountain ranges |
| Religion | used animal images; No temples; Harrapans had cermonies in house or around a tree; mother goddess=fertility |
| What happened to the Harrapans? | floods, earthquake in 1700 B.C.E.; invaders |
| FARMING:::::: | rich farmlands! grew and raised; built cannals and ditches for irrigation |
| grew: | cotten, wheat, barley and rice |
| raised: | cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats |
| climate | monsoons; high temperatures; dry for half the year |
| monsoons: | winds that marked the seasons in India |
| Trade | city-dwellers were in charge; traded with the Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys; |
| Products of trade: | cotten, cloth, pottery, bronze, gold, and silver |
| city planning | was planned well; had water-system, sewer, public bath, fortress, right-angled streets |
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