1. Chapter 3 Ancient India Geography
Generalizations
&
Supporting Evidence

2. The Indian Subcontinent is surrounded by geographic barriers.
Himalaya Mts.
Hindu Kush Mts.
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Eastern & Western Ghats

3. Despite barriers ancient India was not totally isolated.
Indus River
Khyber Pass
Bolan Pass
Ganges River

4. India Has Diverse Geography
Divided into 3 Zones
Fertile Gangetic Plains
Dry Deccan Plateau
Coastal Plains – Fertile
Thar Desert
Mountains
Hindu Kush
Himalayas
Eastern & Western Ghats
Rivers
Indus
Ganges
Brahmaputra

5. Monsoons are important to people in India.
Dependent on the monsoons for growing season
2x a year
October Brings Hot Dry Air
Dries out the land
June From Southwest
Brings Water off the Indian Ocean
Crops growing season

6. Well-planned cities were characteristic of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Built on a grid pattern
Wide & straight streets
Strong buildings made of mud bricks
Two story buildings
Indoor plumbing
Warehouses for storage of grain
Walled citied for defense

7. The economy of the Indus Valley civilization was prosperous.
Merchants had a uniform system of weights and balances
Traded along the coast of the Arabian Sea & Persian Gulf
Traded as far away as Sumer