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Unit 6 India
Ms. Bain
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of land mass was India commonly referred to and why? | A subcontinent because it was enclosed by the Himalayas and water on two sides. This separated it majorly from asia so that it can be considered as a subcontinent. |
| What are the 2 rivers in India? | Indus and Ganghes rivers |
| Which area is good for farming and why? | Only the indus valley because it is the only area directly watered by the Indus |
| What else do the rivers of india carry and what is it good for? | They both carry silt which helps keep the land fertile |
| What is the central part of India called? | The deccan Plateau |
| What are monsoons? | seasonal winds that dominate Indias climate |
| In what months is the dry season, which is wet? | dry= oct-nov wet= june-oct |
| What were some of the challenges of monsoons? | It made their water source unpredictable and also a long period of no water. There could be massive floods and also droughts. |
| What and where are the Himalayas? | Most massive mountain range in the world in northeast India |
| What were the 4 main caste divisions in India? give the traditional names and who made up them. | Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors), Vaishyas (peasants and traders), and Shudras (laborers) |
| Who were the Aryans and who were the dasas? | Aryans are the people who came from north of india and referred to the natives as dasas (which means dark- in reference to their skin) dasa became the aryan word for slave |
| What was the Vedas? | 4 collections of prayers/spells/instructions that was created by the Aryans |
| What does Varna mean? | skin color |
| What is so important about one's caste? | You are born into it for life, it decides who you marry and eat with, and you share a common occupation with the other members of your caste. |
| Who lived "outside" of the caste system and why? | The untouchables, or the "delits" lived outside of the caste system because they were considered unpure because their work was "dirty" (gravediggers, butchers, etc) |
| How was caste first decided? | by race |
| What is Brahman and Brahma? | the one supreme god spirit that controls all and is divided into many subdivisions. One of which is Brahma which is the creator |
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