Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what major geographical features of South Asia made it a good place for civilization to develop, and why? | Good farmland for the crops and animal life, and the river systems that provide natural resources. |
| What is a caste system | It is a range of people from most important to least important, the people in it are family ties, ancestry, and occupations. |
| What are the three major historic empires of South Asia? | Mauryan, Gupta, and Mughal |
| Chose on the empires and describe the cultural advancements it made | Mauryan built a strong and efficient government, and created a strong army |
| How did colonialism in India limit its economic growth | The British made India stop producing products that they were making which stunted India's growth for 100 years |
| According to some historians, what are some possible causes for the decline on the Harappan civilization? | change of the Indus river course, flooding, earthquakes, and invasions |
| Why are South Asian governments encouraging farmers to use sustainable methods? | Because there is no long term damage to the environment |
| Why is the conservation of rivers in India a national issue? | Because water is a natural resource and the pollution in other rivers are getting worse. |
| What are some major causes of drought in Bangladesh? | Increasing population and climate change |
| What connection between the Himalaya mountains and the region's largest rivers? | The snow/ water that melts off the mountains creates rivers that begin on the top of the mountains |
| describe the area where the Brahmaputra River joins the Ganges | Low and fertile land |
| What are the benefits and challenges brought by seasonal monsoons | benefits wet monsoons: waters crops disadvantage: over flooding benefit dry monsoons: drys out the flooding Disadvantage: droughts |
| In which areas in South Asia is the population the densest and why | near rivers because it is a water source |
| subcontinent | a separate region of a continent |
| cultural hearth | a center of civilization from which ideas spread |
| empire | a major unit with land or people controlled by one ruler |
| colonialism | control by one power over a dependent area or people |
| civil disobedience | the non violent way of disobeying laws |
| tolerance | sympathy for beliefs for practices differing from yours |
| reincarnation | the belief that a soul can be reborn in a new body |
Created by:
chloewalerius
Popular Social Studies sets