C7L1 Early Indian Civilizations

A seasonal wind is called a

• monsoon

• drought

• flood

• polar

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent is called a

• geomass

• mini continent

• subcontinent

• subland mass

Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra are all

• subcontinents

• rivers

• mountain ranges

• lakes

"Most Indus Valley people RESIDED in farming villages surrounding the cities."

p. 254

RESIDED means

• lived

• worked

• traveled to

• moved away from

"Sometime around 1900 B.C.E., the people of the Indus Valley began to ABANDON their cities and villages." p. 255

ABANDON means

• work in

• travel to

• live in

• leave

"Meanwhile, groups of people called the Aryans MIGRATED to India." p. 255

MIGRATED means

• moved to

• moved away from

• worked in

• avoided

"Soon a new civilization EMERGED." p. 255

EMERGED means

• to dream about

• to slowly die

• to come into being

• to suddenly end

What is a language family?

• 1 language that comes from 2 other languages

• a group of languages that have no connection

• a group of similar languages

"There is another point of view that suggests that the Aryans and their lanaguges are INDIGENOUS to India." p. 255

INDIGENOUS means

• moved there from elsewhere

• native or originating in a particular place

• a combination of various outside influences

• very valuable

A raja is a(n)

• elephant

• prince

• powerful person

• the father of the family