Lippy - Unit 3 India
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| monsoon | strong winds that blow in one direction in the winter (cold, dry air), and the opposite direction in the summer (warm, wet air)
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| subcontinent | land that is part of a continent but separate because of physical features like high mountains (*India is separated from Asia by the Himalaya and Hindu Kush Mountains)
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| silt | A mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming
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| Himalayas | THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD, which stretch along northern India, separating it from the rest of Asia.
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| Indus River | The river for which India is named
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| Irrigation | A way of supplying water to an area of land (Farmers in India used canals)
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| Agriculture | Farming; growing crops and raising livestock
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| Mohenjo-Daro | This ancient city had the Great Bath
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| Indus River Valley | Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in this area.
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| Enemies that might attack | Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest that Mohenjodaro had?
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| Uniform ways to measure | The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro had what?
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| Nine streets divided the lower city into blocks | What proves that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned?
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| Archaeologists founds it ruins | How did scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed?
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| Statue | Which evidence reveals how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed?
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| Some people were wealthier than others. | Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. What does this suggest about the city?
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| Hitching bulls to a two-wheeled cart | How did farmers in Mohenjodaro most likely transport their goods to the market?
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| Citadel | A fortress built to protect the city
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| Network of drains and clay pipes. | What evidence showed that Mohenjodaro had an advanced sewer system?
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| For bathing | Archaeologists found a structure that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep with a well nearby and a drain along one side. How was it likely used?
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| Chess | A war game played in ancient India is thought to be an early form of
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