Ancient India - Indus River Valley - Ch. 6

Ancient India - Indus River Valley - Ch. 6

INDUS RIVER

• Begins in the icy Himalayas

• Has many canyons throughout the journey

• Flows through the large SUBCONTINENT of India

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What is a subcontinent?

INDUS RIVER VALLEY

• Hot weather

• Agriculture such as cotton, sesame, rice, bananas, peppers, and even mustard

• Flood seasons

• Wild animals such as tigers, jackals and pigs

• Deer and birds sometimes ate their crops

Multiple Choice

What made the Indus River Valley a good place for crops to grow quickly?

• floods

• hot climate

• canyons

• irrigation

INDUS RIVER

• The river provided water and silt for good crops

• It starts in Himalayas and runs south throughout India

• Ancient farmers used irrigation methods

• Farmers built dirt walls to protect against floods

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Why did farmers need to build walls?