india Flashcards
What year did farming begin in Western India?
6000 B.C.
After farming began in Western India, how many years passed before Farmers moved into the Indus River Valley?
2,000 years
Based on the information in the map, why do you think farmers moved to the Indus Valley?
IT WAS FERTILE
When did the first planned cities develop?
2,500 b.c
What are the names of two major Indus Valley Cities?
HARAPPA AND MOHENJO-DARO
What were weights and measurements like?
churte
What was underground in each city?
The sewers
What possible defenses did cities have?
fortres,cidadel and wall
What material was used to build the cities?
Mud brick
How large were the cities?
About 3 across and about 60 thousand people
What were roads like?
they where standerd sized and had right angles
What was the main economic activity of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro?
Agriculture
Where did the Aryans migrate from, and how did the Aryans change as they migrated into India
they migrated from cenrtal asia anfd they learned to farm and have an organized society
What are the Vedas and the Rig Veda?
an ancient Indian collection of vedic Sanskrit
(Religious texts)
What were the main social classes of the Aryans?
Brahmin priests,Kshatriyahs warriors
Vaisyas and Subras
