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Ancient India Worksheet Pages 1 & 2

Ancient India Worksheet Pages 1 & 2. Looking Back. 1. What natural barriers separate India from the rest of Asia?. Answer. The barriers are the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Arabian Sea to the west, and to the north the Hindu-Kush Mountains and the Himalayan Mountains. Looking Back.

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Ancient India Worksheet Pages 1 & 2

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  1. Ancient India Worksheet Pages 1 & 2

  2. Looking Back • 1. What natural barriers separate India from the rest of Asia?

  3. Answer • The barriers are the Bay of Bengal to the east, the Arabian Sea to the west, and to the north the Hindu-Kush Mountains and the Himalayan Mountains.

  4. Looking Back • 2. What are the two regions of India?

  5. Answer • The two regions of India are Northern and Southern

  6. Looking Back • 3. Think Deeper: In what region of India do you think civilization began? Why?

  7. Answer • Northwestern region of India because the Indus River Valley is located there in modern day Pakistan.

  8. Page 2 The Indus Valley Civilization

  9. Looking Back • 1. Where did civilization begin in India?

  10. Answer • Civilization began in the Indus River Valley just like it did in Sumer and Egypt. It began around 2500 B.C.E.. • A freshwater supply allows life to prosper, not only people but animals and vegetation.

  11. Looking Back • 2. How did Indus Valley people build their cities?

  12. Answer • The cities were planned, the streets were wide, straight, and paved. They built their cities out of mud bricks and they baked the bricks in ovens. Sewer systems were built to carry waste out of the city.

  13. Looking Back • What were some achievements of the Indus Valley people?

  14. Answer • Indus people developed • Writing and counting system • System of weights and measures • Craftsmen made jewelry and other objects out of gold, bronze, and copper • Wove cotton cloth • Traded with Mesopotamia

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