Constructive Response Question India

Describe the geography of the

Indian Subcontinent.
Outcomes: Geography & Early Civilization

1. Setting the Stage

a. Historians know less about the origins and eventual decline of early Indian
cultures because the __________ of the culture has_____ been_________
yet.
2. The Geography of the Indian Subcontinent
a. India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh make up the landmass of the Indian
_______________
b. This region is separated from _______ by several_______________, some
of the tallest in the world
c. ____________, ______________, and ____________

3. Indus River
a. Farming is only possible in the areas__________________ by the Indus
b. Much of the lower Indus Valley is occupied by the _______ Desert

Indus River
Ganges River
4. Ganges River
a. The Ganges flows from the___________ and flows across___________
India
b. It joins the _______________________ River as it flows into the Bay of
__________
c. Together these rivers make up a large area called the_______________
which was great for agriculture, transportation, and irrigation
d. Seasonal winds called _____________ dominate India’s climate
e. Environmental challenges
f. _________________- unpredictable
g. The rivers sometimes___________________
h. Monsoons brought unpredictable cycles of ______ and ______ seasons
5. Civilization Emerges on the Indus
a. Historians have yet to ___________ the Indus system of writing
b. Still unclear when civilization began but evidence shows that people were
using ________________ goats and sheep around the year ______B.C.
c. The Indus Valley civilization is sometimes called the
___________________________ because of many archeological
discoveries made there
d. ____________ was one of their most remarkable achievements
e. They used a _______________ unlike Mesopotamia’s maze of winding
streets
f. Engineers used an advanced ________________ that rivaled 19 th century
plumbing
g. This uniformity suggests that the Indus people had a strong
___________________

6. Harappan Culture
a. Housing separations suggests divisions in society were ___________
b. Artifacts of toys and clay pots suggest a relatively ____________ society
c. Few items of warfare found suggesting that _________ was _________
d. ___________ were very important
e. Historians believe that Harappan civilization used a ____________, Hindu
connection?
7. Indus Valley Culture Ends
a. Evidence found in the 1970s suggests that a shift in tectonic plates may
have caused __________,_____________ and caused the Indus to change
course
 b. Some cities survived the disasters but other cities _______________ were
affected
c. Later a group of people called the ________ would sweep into the area and
take control

Constructive Response Question

Describe the geography of the Indian Subcontinent?
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