Question

1.
How did physical geography affect the development of Indus Valley civilizations?

2.
What physical feature separates India from the continent of Asia?

3.
What positive and negative effects might the summer monsoons have had on farmers?

4.
What is one characteristic of the advanced culture of Harappan civilization?

5.
What details in the photo support the conclusion that Harappa was an advanced civilization?

6.
Why do you think it is important to use standard weights and measures in trade?

7.
Who were the Aryans?

8.
What physical features did the Aryan migrations pass through?

9.
What does waves mean in the sentence, “Around 1500 B.C. waves of new people began crossing the Hindu Kush into India”?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The mountains and deserts around the Indus River Valley were also important because they protected the river valleys from invasion by nomadic warriors.

2. Himalaya mountains

3. While too little rainfall during the summer monsoon can cause dire conditions for farmers on land, too much rainfall and overly strong winds can make coastal waters unsafe, preventing fishermen throughout South Asia from heading to sea to catch the fish they depend on for income.

Explanation:

Answer 2

4. The Indus River Valley Civilization, also known as Harappan civilization