India: Geography and River Valley Civilizations

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The world's tallest mountains are the

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Himalayas

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The _______________ winds are very important to India's climate and weather.

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monsoon, monsoons

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In the winter, the monsoons blow

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dry air down from the mountains

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In the summer, the monsoons blow

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wet air in from the ocean

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Summer monsoons bring the rain needed for farming but also can cause

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floods, flooding

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro had grown into great cities by

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2500 BC

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The city of Mohenjo-Daro lasted for about 600 years. Why did the city come to an end?

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nobody knows why

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After India's river valley civilizations came to an end, a new people called the _______ arrived in the Indian subcontinent around 1500 BC.

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Aryans

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People in India were split into separate groups called

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castes

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A person was put into a caste based on

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his parents' caste