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What helped shape early civilizations in India and China?
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Geographic Barriers.
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What is a subcontinent?
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A subcontinent is a large landmass that juts out from a continent.
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What are three of the worlds most 10 populous countries?
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India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as well as the island nation of Sri Lanka, and the mountain nations of Nepal and Bhutan.
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The Indian subcontinet is divided into three major zones: What are they?
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The well-watered northern plain, the dry triangular Deccan, and the coastal plains on either side of the Deccan.
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The northern plain lies just South of the ____?
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Mountains.
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The fertile region is watered by mighty rivers which are called?
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The Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra.
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People of the Indian Subcontinent think that the ____ is sacred.
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Rivers.
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What is a plateau ?
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A plateau is a raised area of level land.
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The coastal plains, India's third region, are seperated from the Deccan by low-lying mountain ranges, the _____ and ______ Ghats?
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Eastern and Western.
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What is a monsoon?
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A seasonal wind.
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The _____ has shaped Indian Life.
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Monsoon.
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The two main cities of Pakistan are ______ and ______.
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Harappa and Mohenjo Darro.
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What is veneration?
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Special Regard.
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*As a result, the period from 1500 BC to 500 BC is often called the ______ Age.
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The Vedic Age*
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What are castes?
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Social Groups into which people are born and which they cannot change.
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