Eastern River Valley Civilizations Vocabulary

Subcontinent

• Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
• A large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent, like India.
• One of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley civilization.
• A large ancient city of the Indus civilization, created in present-day Pakistan

Monsoons

• Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
• A large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent, like India.
• One of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley civilization.
• A large ancient city of the Indus civilization, created in present-day Pakistan

Mohenjo-Daro

• Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
• A large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent, like India.
• One of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley civilization.
• A large ancient city of the Indus civilization, created in present-day Pakistan

Harappa

• Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons
• A large landmass that forms a distinct part of a continent, like India.
• One of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley civilization.
• A large ancient city of the Indus civilization, created in present-day Pakistan

The Steppes

• Dry grasslands that stretched north of the Caucasus Mountains.
• A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life.
• Mostly nomads with advanced weaponry who originated from northern Caucasus Mountains, established the basis of Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent.
• A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt.

Aryans

• Dry grasslands that stretched north of the Caucasus Mountains.
• A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life.
• Mostly nomads with advanced weaponry who originated from northern Caucasus Mountains, established the basis of Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent.
• A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt.

Loess

• Dry grasslands that stretched north of the Caucasus Mountains.
• A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life.
• Mostly nomads with advanced weaponry who originated from northern Caucasus Mountains, established the basis of Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent.
• A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt.

Caste System

• Dry grasslands that stretched north of the Caucasus Mountains.
• A Hindu social class system that controlled every aspect of daily life.
• Mostly nomads with advanced weaponry who originated from northern Caucasus Mountains, established the basis of Hinduism on the Indian subcontinent.
• A wind-formed deposit made of fine particles of clay and silt.

Filial Piety

• Respect shown by children for their parents and elders
• The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods
• Rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven
• A Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws

Dynastic Cycle

• Respect shown by children for their parents and elders
• The belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods
• Rise and fall of Chinese dynasties according to the Mandate of Heaven
• A Chinese philosophy that stressed the importance of laws