World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellEarly Asian River Valleys – Ancient India

Geography of India

Shaped like a ____________________ and hangs off the southeastern ridge

of ______________.

The area includes: ___________________, __________________________,

dry flat interior, fertile coasts.

The northern border is the ________________________________________

o The highest mountains in the world.

Directly south of the Himalaya is the rich valley of the _________________

To the west is the _________________________________

The _____________________________ in the center is very dry and hilly.

The east and west coasts are lush plains with good land.

o Most people live here.

_______________________ (patterns of

cold and warm air that bring rain) are the

primary feature of India’s climate.

Farmers depend greatly on the rains.

o Too little, too much, too early, too

late, could _____________________

______________________________

World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellEarly Asian River Valleys – Ancient India

Indus River Valley Even though more than a thousand ancient settlements have been found in

the Indus region, there are ___________ very large areas of ruins that depict

the ancient cities that once flourished.

o _____________________ and _____________________________

Harappa = 35,000 people, Mohenjo Daro = 35,000-40,000 people

Each had larger streets that ran _______________________, and smaller

streets to cute through that ran _______________________.

_____________________ & _______________________ techniques gave

them the first bathrooms and _______________________________ system

in the world!

Government

Rulers based their power on a belief of ______________________________

(god approval).

Economy

Based on __________________. The Indus River would ____________ once a year making the area fertile for growing crops that could then be traded.

Main crops: _________________, ________________, ________________,

_________, vegetables, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, and _________________

World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellEarly Asian River Valleys – Ancient IndiaThe Aryan Empire

The _________________ were the first people to settle the areas of northern

India around the ___________________________ around 2000BC.

Using __________ technology (gained from _______________) the Aryans

were able to clear the jungles and turn it in to farmland.

The Aryans wrote their language in a form of writing called _____________

They wrote down all of their legends, religious beliefs, and rituals to be

passed down to future generations.

o Called the _________________

Government

India was split up into small states (“kingdoms”).

o Each kingdom had a ruling “_________________,” which was the word for prince.

o The kingdoms were often at war with each other.

Religion Ancient India is known for their religion of ________________________

Depending on how it is practiced, Hindus can be called polytheistic

(______________________), monotheistic (_______________________),

or pantheistic (__________________________).

Most important to understand is that each god/goddess is a ______________

o “Vedas” means _________________

World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellEarly Asian River Valleys – Ancient India

__________________________ of a supreme being that rules everything.

Beliefs: ______________________________ and ________________

o Reincarnation: After death, __________________________________

________________________________________________________

o Karma: The way a person lives in __________________ will

determine how they will ____________________________________

__________________________.

Social Structure

Aryans created a social system in order to organize the people.

o Called the _____________________________

Caste lines are based on ______________ (decided by karma) and there is

__________ way to change classes.

“_____________________________” at the bottom were considered to be

worthless and undeserving.

World HistoryTeacher: Miss BunnellEarly Asian River Valleys – Ancient India

Family Life

It was ideal to have _________ generations living together: grandparents,

parents, and children.

o The __________________________ had authority.

Generally only __________________ were educated.

Only males inherited property, unless there were no sons to pass on to.

Marriages were ___________________ for the girls when they were young.

The “____________________” was a voluntary form of ________________

that allowed women to throw themselves on their dead husband’s funeral fire.

o It was not mandatory, but sometimes the suttee was forced on women