PPT-ANCIENT INDIA Himalayas India

Indus River Ganges River subcontinent monsoon citadel Migrate caste Brahman avatar reincarnation Dharma ahimsa meditate nirvana missionary Make a new page in your Notebookput Chapter 4 Vocabulary People Places . 6. th. Grade. Ancient India. Civilization began to develop in . Ancient India. around 2500 B.C. . This . time marks when some of the first people in India began to develop a writing system. . These . Geography of India. India is part of. a . subcontinent. (landmass . smaller than a. continent) &. shaped like. an upside down triangle. . Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean & Bay of Bengal. The Indian subcontinent is part of a tectonic plate that has been moving for more than 200 million years. The plate was once attached to Africa, Australia and Antarctica. It separated and collided with Asia 50 million years ago. . Physical features of India. 6 Physical features . The 6 physical features are :. The Himalayan mountains . The northern plains. The peninsular plateau . The Indian desert . The coastal plains . The Islands. What Continent is India on?. Where in Asia is India Located?. India. India. Physical Features. India Is a Subcontinent.. A Subcontinent is a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.. There is a wide variety . TEMPLES. Ancient India – Achievements. Magnificent temples—both Hindu and Buddhist—were built all around India. They remain some of the most beautiful buildings in the world . today. Gupta. temples were topped by huge towers and were covered with carvings of the god worshipped inside. IX E. It’s Basic Geographical Features are-. The most characteristic features of the Himalayas . are- . Great height. Complex geologic structure. Snow-capped peaks. Large valley glaciers. Deep river gorges. Basic chronology. c. 3000 BCE: farming settlements appear along the valley of the river Indus. in what is now Pakistan . c. 2500 BCE: high point of the Indus Valley civilization. c. 2000 BCE: some Indus sites showing signs of decline. India is considered a “subcontinent” because of its size. It is actually a part of Asia. In the north are high mountains, the Himalayas and Hindu Kush. In the center is the Deccan Plateau.. Himalayan Mts.. in South Asia.. E. Napp. India is a subcontinent.. A subcontinent is a large land mass that is smaller than a continent.. A subcontinent is usually split from the rest of a continent by a mountain range.. The Indian subcontinent is a peninsula that juts southward from the rest of Asia like an enormous arrowhead. The Himalayan Mountains separate the subcontinent from the rest of Asia . The first three letters of Phytogeographical regions of India Phytogeography is the study of distribution of plant species and elucidation of origin of flora. Distribution of plants is mainly controlled by climatic factors. 1. Temperature, Altitude, Precipitation, Ancient India- Mr. Nicky's . Youtube. The Indus and Ganges River Valleys. Section 1: p.108-113. subcontinent-. monsoon-. citadel-. migrate-. caste-. India's Geographic Setting:.  . What mountain ranges separate India from the rest of Asia? . How did geography affect early settlement in IndiaIntroductionExtending through northern India the Himalayas himuh-LAY-uhz are home to the worlds tallest mountain Mount Everest and divide India from t