cnc+India

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Indian Subcontinent- India, Pakistan, Banglasdesh
 * Location:**

Hindu Kush, Karakorum, Himalayan ranges seperate region from the rest of the country Mountains and deser protected Indus Valley from invasion Deccan Plateau- center of peninsula that thrusts into the Indian Ocean Lush, tropical land on coast of southern India Khyber Pass used by people in the north
 * Geography:**

Monsoons- seasonal winder that dominate India's climate (October through February air goes west across the country, June through October wind carries moisture (rain) Flooding caused by moonson which could kill crops and destroy structures
 * Enviromental challenges:**

Hindu gods like Shiva Religion helped rule the country (theocracy)
 * Religion:**

Gold/silver from Afghanistan Stones from Persia and Deccan Plateau Trading 2600B.C.-1800B.C. Traded with Sumer
 * Trade:**

Developed a written language Language is impossible to dechiper No billingual descriptions 400 symbols used that depict objects and sounds
 * Writing:**

Four major groups: Brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, shudras The groups came from Purusha, the original man Untouchables became a group in 1935 People are born into certain groups which they really cannot move out of If you marry somone of a lower class, you move into that group Possible to be exiled from the group for crimes
 * Caste system:**

Building cities in 2500 B.C. Made strong levees to keep water out At least 100 settlements found Largest cities were Kalibangan, Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa Cities made in grid systems Major buliding called a citadel Uniform bricks used to make bulidings Plumbing and sewage systems which was very advanced Harappa had streets as wide as 30 feet
 * Cities:**