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What separated china and India?

A

The Himalayas

1
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What separates China from other civilizations?

A

Himalayas, Gobi desert, Huang, Tsi and Chang rivers.

2
Q

How long is the Great Wall?

A

1500-4000 mi

3
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What direction did the Huang and Chang rivers run?

A

Huang: West to East
Chang: west to east

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Q

What’s a plateau?

A

Raised area of level land

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Q

WHat is the Deccan and what does it cause?

A

A dry plateau on the Indian subcontinent that juts out into the Indian Ocean, with level ground nothing feeds into the river causing it to be sparsely populated

6
Q

What is a subcontinent?

A

Large landmass that juts out of a continent

7
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What’re the 3 parts of the Indian subcontinent

A
  1. ) Gangetic Plain
  2. ) Deccan plateau
  3. ) costal plains
8
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Why is the Gangetic plain?

A

South of the Himalayas, fertile region watered by mighty rivers

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What are the 3 rivers that feed the Gangetic Plain?

A

Indus
Ganges
Brahmaputra

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What are the costal plains?

A

Highways for trade separated from the Deccan by low lying mountains

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Q

What’s a monsoon

A

Seasonal winds that regularly blow, may cause flooding of drought

12
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What is the grand canal?

A

Very 1st canal, connects 2 rivers

Travel transport trade AND communication

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What’re the water boundaries of china?

A

Si, Chang, Huang rivers, china sea, Pacific Ocean

14
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What was the problem with the Indus River?

A

Flooded regularly

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What’s feudalism?

A

Power by land ownership; more land more power

16
Q

Describe Mohen-Dari and Harappa

A
Mohenjo-Daro city of the dead
Twin cities
400 mi apart
Duplicate/ identical
Organized
Plumbing systems
17
Q

What is loess?

A

Wind blown sand full o nutrients similar to silt in purpose

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What is the Silk Road?

A

Trading path; toll road of china