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CHAPTER 5, SECTION 1

A. Geography of India (pages 124-126)

1. DESCRIBE: What is the shape of the Indian subcontinent?

2. CONTRAST: How is the geography of the northeastern part of the subcontinent

different from the northwestern?

3. DRAW INFERENCE: Why may Indian farmers consider the monsoons both a
blessing and a curse?

B. Harappan Civilization (pages 126-128)

1. IDENTIFY: What were the two main cities of the Harappan civilization?

2. RECALL: When did the Harappan civilization thrive?

3. RECALL: How do we know about Harappan civilization (what gives us evidence it

existed)?

4. DESCRIBE: What are some characteristics of the cities of Harappa and Mohenjo
Daro?

5. COMPARE: Recall what you have learned about Egypt. How does the Harappans
control of the countryside east and west of the Indus River compare to the Egyptians
control of the Nile Valley?
C. Aryan Migration (pages 128-129)

1. IDENTIFY: From where did the Aryans come?

2. COMPARE: How was the Aryan civilization different from the Harappan?

3. EVALUATE: Why are the Vedas so important to historians?

4. IDENTIFY: What is Sanskrit?

5. EXPLAIN: Why did the Aryans memorize their poems and hymns?