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Monsoon

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Heavy rains and winds
Seasonal winds that dominate climate
Oct - Feb air
Mid June - Oct heavy rain and flooding 
Unpredictable - challenge
Helped with crop development
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Chandragupta Maurya

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Established Mauryan empire
Unified India and got a lot of west Asia
Bureaucracies and many provinces
People felt safe

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Akbar

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Grandson of Babur
Unified 100 mill people using military and political tactics
Religious toleration
Fair tax system
Ruled through bureaucracy so anyone could be in power
Mughal empire
1556-1605

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Himalayas

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Natural barrier that protected India from invaders

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Deccan

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Southern India
Plateau and peninsula
Mountains kept it dry

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Gupta

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Empire where more scientific breakthroughs
Power attained through marriage
Diplomatic and had many allies
Expanded

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Shah Jahan

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grandson of Akbar
When died people in empire suffered 
Betrayed citizens and then was imprisoned by son Aurangzeb
Father of Aurangzeb
Built Taj Mahal for dead wife
Mughal Empire
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Hindu Kush

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Mountain range in NW

Natural barrier

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Indus Valley

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Safe place - many natural barriers
Harappans lived here
Fertile from Indus and Ganges rivers

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Mughal

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Babur laid foundations
1526ish - 1719 AD
Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir & Nur Jahan, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb

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Taj Mahal

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Shah Jahan built tomb for his wife Mumat Muhal

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Indus River

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River that made fertile land
Barrier of Indus River valley
Helped with irrigation

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Mauryan

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Established by Chandragupta in early 300 BC 
High taxes
Large army  
Chandragupta Maurya, Asoka, 
Came to power in a time of violence
Religious toleration
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Babur

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Babur laid the foundations for the Mughal Empire

Inherited kingdom north of India but was kicked out

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Aurangzeb

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Great Grandson of Akbar
Oppressive, didn’t like non Muslims
Expanded Mughal Empire a lot which made it weak
High taxes from wars led to rebellion

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Asoka

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Son of Chandragupta
Intense military until bloody battle
Switched to Buddhism and peacefulness
Diverse govt and religious toleration 
When he died empire went back to old ways
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Ganges River

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Barrier of Indus River Valley
Created fertile soil
Helped with irrigation

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Subcontinent

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India

Large country

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Harappan civilization

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Sophisticated
Plumbing, written language, planned cities, trade networks
Lived in the Indus River valley

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