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Ancient India Chapter 2 Section 3
Geography � Himalayan Mountains in the North
� Deserts to the east
� Subcontinent- Separated from the rest of Asia � Includes Pakistan, India and Bangladesh
� Southern portion is desert
Geography � Indus and Ganges rivers- only areas to farm
� S. of Gangetic Plain- Peninsula
� Center is high plateau � Plateau- relatively level high ground
� Deccan Plateau
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Ancient India
Monsoons � Seasonal winds
� Oct.- Feb: Blow dry air from the northeast
� June- Oct: carry moisture from the ocean\
� Summer monsoons fail- bad crops
Flooding � Unpredictable
� Rivers could change course
� Too little rain- loss of crops
� Too much rain- villages swept away
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First People � Unsure of date
� By sea
� Through the Hindu- Kush mountains
� 7000 BCE domesticated sheep and goats
� 3200BCE evidence of farming
First People � 2500 BCE first cities are built
� Built with high walls to keep the water out
� Kalibangan, Mohenjo- Daro, Harappan
City Planning � Laid out on a grid system
� Citadel- Core fortifed area of a town or city � It may be a fortress, castle, or fortified center
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City Planning
Harappan Culture � Culture- � Social division not great � Produced non essential goods
� Animals
� Language- � Written language
� 400 symbols
Harappan Culture � Trade- � Gold and silver from the north � Semiprecious stones
� Brightly colored cloth
� Religion- � Possible theocracy
� Links to modern Hindu
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Civilization Declines � Evidence of possible tectonic plate
movement
� Rivers change course
� Sarswati dried up
� Agriculture suffers