Ancient Civilizations
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Two important mountain ranges | Hindu Kush Himalayas |
| 3 major geographic zones | Gangetic plain, Deccan Plateau, coastal plains |
| 3 major rivers | Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra |
| Monsoons | October=winter (brings hot dry air) June summer brings moisture and downpours |
| consequences of monsoons | October-Droughts and crop destruction June floods destroy crops and ruin agriculture |
| Mohenjo Daro and Harrappa | Both were 3 miles in circumference. Mohenjo daro was made of baked mud bricks and well organized. Harrappa was less organized and made of unbaked bricks. |
| Possible reasons for civilizations decline | Invasion, deforestation, a massive flood, or an earthquake |
| Aryans | People who migrated to India from southern russia |
| Vedas | The sacred word of the Aryans that eventually became text. Details there history and religious pracitces |
| Caste System | Rigid social system in India. Brahmin (priests) at the top, Kshatryia (warriors), Viasya (Merchants), Sudra(commoners) then Untouchables |
| Chief Aryan god | Indra, the god of war |
| Mahabhrata | Aryan Epic detailing a great battle between brothers against their cousins. |
| Bhagavad-Gita | Shows Indian beliefs of immortality, the soul, and religious duty |
| Ramayana | Story of Rama, who's wife sita is kidnapped by a demon. Story stresses the ideal Husband and Wife. |
| Brahman | The one god, everything is a manifestation of Brahman |
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