target: preview our next river civ. 8 december 2014 intro to india game on your desk: only your...
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Target: Preview our next river civ.
8 December 2014
Intro to India Game
On your desk: Only your textbook!
HW – None – but bring book every day!
Name the 5 elements of a civilization
1. Stable food supply
2. Division of Labor
3. System of Government
4. Social Pyramid
5. Advanced Culture
This is a seasonal wind This is a seasonal wind pattern that can cause pattern that can cause wet and dry seasons.wet and dry seasons.
Monsoons
This is the focusing of the This is the focusing of the mind on spiritual ideas.mind on spiritual ideas.
Meditation
These are the These are the types of winters types of winters that India has.that India has. Warm, dry winters, dry winters
These are the two These are the two landforms that cover landforms that cover
most of India.most of India.
Fertile plains and rugged plateaus
These are the two mountain These are the two mountain ranges that run over the top ranges that run over the top
of India.of India.
The Himalayas and the Hindu Kush
These are the years the These are the years the Harappan Civilization Harappan Civilization
thrived between.thrived between.
Between 2300 and 1700 BC
Much of what we know about Much of what we know about the Aryans comes from these.the Aryans comes from these.
The Vedas
These people took over the These people took over the Indus Valley after the Indus Valley after the Harappan Civilization Harappan Civilization
crumbled.crumbled.
The Aryans
According to the Vedas, there According to the Vedas, there were four social groups that were four social groups that
were called this.were called this.
The Varnas
These are the effects that These are the effects that good or bad actions have on a good or bad actions have on a
person’s soul.person’s soul.
Karma
This is the dividing of Indian This is the dividing of Indian society into groups based on a society into groups based on a person’s wealth, birth, or job.person’s wealth, birth, or job.
The Caste System
Buddha believed in these two Buddha believed in these two main things.main things.
That people should act morally and treat others well
Buddha wanted to know Buddha wanted to know why there was so much of why there was so much of
this in the world.this in the world.
Pain