WHI:SOL 4 a-f

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WHISOL 4 a-f

• Indian Empires

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Geography

• Physical barriers, such as the Himalayas, the
  Hindu Kush, and the Indian Ocean, made invasion
  difficult.
• Mountain passes in the Hindu Kush provided
  migration routes into the Indian subcontinent.
• The Indus and Ganges were the important rivers in
  the Indian subcontinent.

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Ancient Civilization

• Indus River Valley civilization
• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro (main cities)
• Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra Rivers
• Hindu Kush, E. and W. Ghats, and Himalaya
  Mountains
• Deccan Plateaus

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Aryans (Indo-Aryans)

• Nomads who intermarried and settled down,
  blending their nomadic culture with the Indus
  Valley culture
• Migrated down from the North
• Assertion of dominance (conquered Indus Valley)
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Caste System

• Caste system, which influenced all social
  interactions and choices of occupations

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Mauryan Empire (321-185 b.c.)

• Chandragupta
• Spread Mauryan control from northern India into
  the Deccan region
• Brutal, violent rule

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Mauryan Empire (321-185 b.c.)

• Asoka
• Continued political unification of much of India
• Started as a brutal ruler, turned his back on
  violence
• Contributions Spread of Buddhism, free
  hospitals, veterinary clinics, good roads

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Gupta Empire (320-540 a.d.)

• Golden Age(period of great achievement) of
  classical Indian culture
• Contributions
• Mathematics (concept of zero, decimal system),
• medical advances (setting bones, surgery),
• astronomy (concept of a round earth),
• new textiles,
• literature

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