Ancient India

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What is a monsoon?

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Seasonal wind patterns

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What is the difference between the summer monsoon and the winter monsoon?

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The winter monsoon is drier than the summer monsoon

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Irrigate

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To supply water to farmland and crops

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What two cities were at the center of the Indus Valley Civilization?

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Mohenjo Daro and Harappa

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Mountain range north of India that affects the Winter Monsoon: Hindu Kush, Himalayas, Andes, Rockies

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Himalayas

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Life began in India along the __________ River.

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Indus

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A feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa ancient cities was: citadel, running water and sewage, brick homes, all of the choices.

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all of the choices

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What was a unique feature of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa?

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streets laid out in a grid like fashion

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The two main rivers in Ancient India are: Indus & Euphrates, Euphrates & Tigris, Nile & Ganges, Indus & Ganges

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Indus & Ganges

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India was a very big piece of land, but not as big as a continent. It was called a ________________. Options: continent, subcontinent, country, state

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subcontinent