Chapter 2 - Indus River Valley Flashcards
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Ganges & Indus
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Deposited silt, provided irrigation
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Harappan culture
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Another name for Indus Valley culture
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City planning
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Plumbing, sewage, drainage systems, city built on a grid
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Writing system
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Not able to decipher language, carved onto stamps and seals
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Environmental issues
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Unpredictable flooding, River sometimes changed course, unpredictable monsoons
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Subcontinent
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India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh is the Indian subcontinent
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Aryans
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Nomads who swept into Indian society, influenced culture
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Decline of the indus
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Tectonic plates shifting and creating earthquakes, River drying up and ruining trading route
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Tectonic plates
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Shifted and destroyed indus culture
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Monsoons
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Seasonal winds that dominated India’s climate
