A large landmass that is set apart from a larger continent by land or water.

• subcontinent
• Deccan Plateau
• Ganges River
• Indus River Valley
• Monsoon Season

Separated from the rest of Asia by two mountain ranges (Himalayas and Hindu Kush)

• Indian Subcontinent
• subcontinent
• Deccan Plateau
• Ganges River
• Indus River Valley

A rainy period of time between June and September that causes flooding and leads to refreshed land.

• Monsoon Season
• subcontinent
• Deccan Plateau
• Ganges River
• Indus River Valley

First civilizations in India developed around this area in the northwest part of India.

• Indus River Valley
• subcontinent
• Deccan Plateau
• Ganges River
• Monsoon Season

Located between the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, this area is near the bottom of India and has mountains to the east and west.

• Deccan Plateau
• subcontinent
• Ganges River
• Indus River Valley
• Monsoon Season

The Ganges River is ____ miles long.

This person seized power from the Persians and started the first Indian civilization.

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Asoka
• Maurya
• Gupta

This civilization came about 500 years before Gupta.

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Asoka
• Maurya
• Gupta

Art, education, literature, and architecture flourished during this empire.

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Asoka
• Maurya
• Gupta

This person took power in 270 BC and spread Buddhism.

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Asoka
• Maurya
• Gupta