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Chapter 6- India and Southeast Asia Flashcards

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The Indian subcontinent is divided into how many regions?

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Three

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In which direction is the Indian subcontinent vulnerable to attack?

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The Northwest

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Which six states are a part of the subcontinent?

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Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka

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What three distinct regions is the Indian subcontinent divided into?

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The mountainous northern zone, the great basins of the Indus and Ganges River’s, and the peninsula proper

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Describe the Northern subcontinental zone.

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Foothills and high meadows on the edge of the Hindu Kush and Himalaya ranges

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Describe the Great Basins topographical zone

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Plains covered in a layer of silt from the Ganges and Indus rivers

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What two natural barriers separate Northern India from the plateau proper zone?

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The Vindhya range and Deccan (rocky plateau)

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What gives the Indian Subcontinent it’s tropical climate?

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Mountains that shield it from the arctic winds

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What is the Indian subcontinent’s most dramatic source of moisture?

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Monsoon winds

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What causes monsoon winds?

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Drastic temperature difference between the continents and the ocean.

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The southwest monsoon begins in which month?

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June

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What is the staple crop along the Ganges River?

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Rice; moist, wet climate.

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What are the staple crops of most areas in the Indian subcontinent?

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Wheat, barley, and millet.

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Describe agriculture in the Indus Valley

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No precipitation; requires extensive irrigation

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Describe the monsoon winds’ effect on trade and transportation of the Indian Subcontinent

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It was not a barrier; mariners learned to navigate and plan around the seasonal winds.

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What were the Vedas?

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Religious texts from which we get most of our knowledge of the Vedic age.

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The Vedic age covered what time period?

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1500-500 BCE

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What do most historians believe happened in 1500BCE that began the Vedic age?

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Animal-herding warriors speaking Indo-European languages migrated to Northwest India

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What happened to agriculture after the Indus Valley civilization collapsed?

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There was no central authority to direct irrigation efforts, so it shifted to patriarchal groups of cattle herders.

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What new technology allowed groups to migrate into the Ganges plain?

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Iron metallurgy

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During the Vedas period, which 2 groups engaged in bitter warfare?

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The Aryas and the Dasas.

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The Aryan people spoke languages in which language family?

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Indo-European

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The Dasas people spoke languages in which language family?

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Dravidian

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Social identity in India was divided into which 2 categories?

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Varna and jati

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The Varna system of social identity consisted of which 4 groups?

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Brahmin- priests and scholars, Kshatriyas- warriors and officials
Vaishya- merchants, artisans, landowners
Shudra- peasants and laborers

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What was the 5th group of the Indian caste system?

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Untouchables, cast away from society because of their occupations

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Why did the Indian social hierarchy exist? (Legend)

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A creature named Purusha was sacrificed. From his mouth came the Brahmans; his arms, the Kshatriyas; thighs, Vaishya; Feet, Shudra.

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The Varna were further divided into what groups?

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Jati, “caste”

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The class and caste systems were related to what belief?

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Reincarnation

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How did reincarnation relate to the class/caste system?

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Each person had an immortal essence that is reborn into another body after death. This essence carried with it Karma, the idea that deeds in the past determine status/form in future lives.

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What is karma?

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The traditional Indian belief that deeds performed carry into future lives and determine the form/status of the reincarnated soul.

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Describe the deities of the Vedic religion.

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They were male and associated with the heavens

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