Geography and Early India Flashcards
What mountains are in India?
The Himalayas
Subcontinent
A large landmass that is smaller than a continent
What is to the West of India
The Hindu Kush
What is to the West of the Himalayas?
A vast desert
What caused monsoons?
It happens by seasonal wind patterns
Monsoons
Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
What civilization lived on the Indus River?
The Harappan civilization
What two major cities were in the Harappan Civilization
Harappa & Mohenjo Daro
What did the two cities have?
The two cities had towering fortresses
How did the Harappan Civilization end?
It ended by natural causes or invaders
Who took over after the Harappan’s?
The Aryans
What are the Vedas
Vedas are poems, hymns, myths, and rituals that are mostly religious
What was the Aryan civilization like?
The Aryans had small villages with a leader that contained skilled warriors.
What is the leader of the village’s called
They’re called raja
Sanskrit
The most important language of ancient India
