HOW DID INDIAS GEOGRAPHY IMPACT ITS DEVELOPMENT Geography

HOW DID INDIA’S GEOGRAPHY IMPACT ITS DEVELOPMENT?

Geography of India • India considered a sub-continent • North bordered by Himalayas and the Hindu-Kush Mountain ranges • Khyber Pass between them • Major rivers: Indus and Ganges

Indian Subcontinent: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and (parts of) Pakistan

Ganges River: Holy day of "Mahalaya"

Indian Subcontinent: India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and (parts of) Pakistan

Monsoons • monsoons= winds that bring rain

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WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE FIRST CIVILIZATION IN INDIA?

INDUS RIVER VALLEY • AROUND 3500 B. C. THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONS DEVELOPED IN THE INDUS RIVER Valley • Two major cities: – HARAPPA – MOHENJO-DARO

LIFE IN HARAPPA and MOHENJODARO • Both cities featured UNIFORM HOUSING • Houses were organized in a GRID SYSTEM • WHAT DOES THIS TELL US ABOUT THEM?

The grid system of Harappa

PEOPLE of the INDUS RIVER VALLEY • Toys, pottery, statues and very few weapons were found • WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT A SOCIETY?

End of the Indus • It is unknown what happened to the people of the Indus River Valley • Many historians believe climate change

• 1500 BCE Aryans migrated into India through the Khyber Pass • Who were the Aryans?

What did the ARYANS bring? • The Aryans brought with them two things: • CASTE SYSTEM and HINDUISM - Social class system - Political system POLYTHEISTIC RELIGION