Name: _________________________________
Global History I
HOW DID GEOGRAPHY HELP SHAPE EARLY INDIAN CIVILIZATION?
1.
The Indus
River Valley
civilization
almost
5000
years
Directions
: Answer
questions
#1-3 usingbegan
the map
on pages
4 and
5 ofago.
yourWhat
atlas.other civilizations, that
we have learned about begin around the same time? _________________________________
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1. The Indus River Valley civilization began almost 5000 years ago. According to the map key, what
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color will it be? ________________________________.
2.
valleys
affectinthe
of civilizations?
2. How
The do
cityriver
of Amri
is located
thedevelopment
Indus River Valley.
What is the__________________________
name of the geographic feature
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directly to the east? ________________________________.
3. What Continent is the Indus River Valley located on? __________________________________.
The Following questions are based on
the map below.
1. Name two cities located on the Indus
River. ________________________ &
____________________
2. How many miles apart are those two
cities?
___________________________.
3. What is the name of the mountains
located to the north and west of the
Indus River? _______________
4. How might those mountains help
the people living in the Indus River
Valley? ___________________
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5. What body of water does the Indus River empty into? _______________________________________
6. What are the advantages of living near the Indus River? ____________________________________
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7. What features do the Indus River Valley civilization, Mesopotamia, and the Nile River Valley all
share? _______________________________________________________________________________
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