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Indus River valley
The Indus River Valley
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a subcontinent? | A large landmass that is geographically separated from the rest of a continent. |
| The land of India is a subcontinent of what continent? | Asia |
| What mountain range separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia? | The Himalaya |
| Where does the Indus River begin? | High in the Himalaya |
| Where does the Indus River flow into? | The Arabian Sea |
| What countries of today does the Indus River flow through? | China, Pakistan and India |
| Why is the soil of the Indus valley good for farming? | Flooding leaves fertile silt across the plain and the river is close by for irrigation. |
| When did people learn to farm the rich soil of the Indus Valley? | 6,000 BC |
| What was grown in the Indus Valley? | Wheat, barley, beans, rice, bananas,black pepper, mustard, cotton and sesame |
| What type of climate was in the Indus Valley? | Hot |
| What dangers where there for the early civilizations in the Indus Valley? | Floods,tigers, jackals and wild pigs |
| What are the ruins called that were discovered in the Indus Valley in 1921? | Harappa |
| What is the name of the second city archaeologists discovered after Harappa was uncovered? | Mohenjo-Daro ( mound of the dead) |
| Which civilization used standard sized bricks, toilets, sewer systems and must have had a strong centralized government and economy? | Harappan |
| How do we know that the ancient Harappans were skilled engineers and craftsmen? | Archaeologists have uncovered artifacts in the ruins of the workshops that lined the streets that skilled workers would have made. |
| Who were the first to make cotton fibers into cloth? | Weavers in the Indus River valley. |
| When were the cities of the Indus Valley abandoned? | 1600 BC |
| Who crossed icy passes of mountains and moved east into the Indus valley after the Harappan civilization failed? | The Aryans |
| Who were the Aryans? | People from central Asia who rode horses to heard cattle and sheep; they lived in small villages moving frequently to find pastures for their herds. |
| What language did the Aryans bring into the Indus Valley? | Sanskrit |
| What does Aryan mean in Sanskrit? | Noble one |
| When the Aryans and the Harappans mixed their cultures, what religion was created? | Hinduism |
| Hinduism believes that who had the highest rank and respect? | Priests |
| What is the only way you change the caste you are born into according to Hindu beliefs? | Rebirth |
| How are good deed rewarded in the Hindu beliefs? | By birth into a higher caste in the next life |
| How many gods does Hinduism permit? | Many |
| What does Hinduism teach about all living things? | They are connected |
| What change in Hinduism occurred in the 1950's? | The caste system ended |
| What is the difference between the beliefs of Buddhism and Hinduism | Hinduism believes one powerful source connects all of life; Buddhism believes peace can be reached by ending all suffering |
| What was the purpose of the four noble truths? | To tell people that suffering comes from selfish desires |
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