Social Studies. Geography of india.
What are wet monsoons? When do they occur?
A wet monsoon is when moisture from the air is "carried" from the Indian Ocean to the subcontinent and forms a rain cloud. This usually happens in the summer.
How did monsoons influence early Indian civilizations?
Depending on when the monsoons occur, it could either drastically ruin the farmers' success in farming or it could help them succeed.
What are dry monsoons? Why are winter monsoon winds cold and dry?
Dry monsoons are a force that carries cold weather to South Asia. The himalayas block the cold air and keep a lot of the rain from entering the subcontinent, but the winds still carry colder weather to South Asia.
domestication settlements
Farmers DOMESTICATED plants &animals to help with farming SETTLEMENTS
surplus civiliaztions food supply
Having a SURPLUS of FOOD let them have large CIVILIZATIONS
The borders of India are created by natural barriers which kept ancient India isolated from the rest of Asia. What are the five natural barriers?
Himalayan mountains, Mount Everest, Hindu Kush, Bay of Bengal, and Arabian Sea
Why was India considered a subcontinent?
India is called a subcontinent because it is separated or isolated from the other parts of India.
Place value system geometry
Indus Valley made a place value system and advances to geometry
Why would most people settle in the North of India instead of the South?
Living in the North of India might be better than the south because there is more water. Water can help with crops, food, drinking water, bathings, and transportation.
What two bodies of water surround part of India?
The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea surround a part of India.
Harrapan first civilization
The HARRAPANs were the first civilization in their area.
Choose one of these barriers and explain how it contributed to India's isolation.
The Himalayan Mountain range makes a barrier between Southeast Asia and Ancient India so they might feel or look isolated.
What separated India from the rest of Asia?
The Himalayan mountains and the ocean to the north separated Asia from India.
Indus River floods struggling fields
The Indus River civilization had problems with the floods, which lead to struggling fields.
What geographic features separate India from the rest of the continent of Asia?
The geographic features that separate India from the rest of the continent were Hindu Kush, the Himalayan mountains, and Mount Everest. All of these mountain ranges were blocking India from Southeast Asia.
government' grain storing
The government controlled the system of storing grains
development traditions grains
The harrapan system with grains allowed it to further develop
granary citadel
The harrapans used a system, keeping the grains healthy and was protected by a citadel.
How did this affect those who settled in ancient India?
The isolation protected the people who settled here.
lower city small houses lower classes
The lower city of MOhenjo- daro had small houses and was considered the lower class
monsoon agriculture
The monsoons climate was crucial to Harrapan ag
Which geographic occurrence led to the creation of the Himalayan Mountains?
The movement of the tectonic plates that continues to make the Himalayas grow led to the creation of the himalayas.
seals mythical animals
The seals contained pictures of real and fake (mythical) animals
administrative Mohenjo Daro
There was a part of Mohenjo- Daro that had a great administrative center
What do the Indus and Ganges rivers have in common?
They both carry sediment from the Himalayas into the valley.
How did flooding help ancient indians thrive?
They left fertile soil for planting crops.
Weights and measures trade
They used weights and measures for trade
traders mohenjo-daro arabian penninsula
Traders sailed and traded from Mohenjo-Daro to the Arabian Penninsula.
On what continent would you find ancient India?
You would find ancient India in Asia.
What is an Alluvial Plain?
an area of fertile soil deposited by river floodwaters
How did ancient India's climate affect its civilizations?
ancient India's climate affected its civilizations because they had the wet and dry monsoons. If they didn't occur when they were supposed to, that would ruin the farming cycle. If the farmers couldn't farm, they would not have any food to eat and they would eventually die. Therefore, if they died, their civilization would too.
Where did farmers in India most likely live?
near the 3 rivers, brahmuputra, the Indus river, and the Ganges River.
What are monsoons?
seasonal wind patterns that change direction and cause wet and dry seasons
What other geographic features affected life in India?
the other geographic features that affected life in India were the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. They affected life in India because they were bodies of water, so they provided a lot of natural resources.
