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**World Regions: India**
Instructor: Daniel Ondich dan.ondich@sobrietyhigh.org

**What's Due for Lesson 6**
Video Version** |||| **On Nicenet:**
 * = **What's Due
 * none ||= **In you wiki:**
 * Create "Indus Valley and Ganges River" wiki page
 * Answer questions || **Vocabulary:**
 * Monsoon
 * Agriculture
 * Sari
 * Bindi
 * Polytheism
 * Monotheism || **Other:**
 * none ||

**Step 1**:
Add the day's vocab into your wiki. (see "What's Due" at the top of the page) //**write __only__ the definition for term in your own words**//.


 * Lesson 6**
 * Monsoon
 * Agriculture
 * Sari
 * Bindi
 * Polytheism
 * Monotheism

**Step 2**:
Log into your course wiki and create a new page titled "Indus Valley and Ganges River". Copy and paste the following discussion questions into your new page:


 * Answer each of the following questions using 1-2 complete sentences.**
 * 1) What have archaeologists found at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro that indicate that the cities were part of an advanced civilization?
 * 2) While the monsoon winds are an essential part of Indian trade and agricultural history, what problems can they cause?
 * 3) In ancient times, climate change may have caused Indus Valley cities to have been abandoned. What changes to civilizations and cities might modern climate change bring?
 * 4) Why did the Ganges River become such an important part of Hinduism? How do Hindus show their reverence for the Ganges River?
 * 5) The word Karma is often used in American popular culture. What are its Hindu origins? Is the adoption of religious concepts in a secular context disrespectful towards the original religion?
 * 6) How are Hinduism and the caste system connected? While India outlawed the caste system at independence, why do problems persist? (You will need to conduct additional research to answer this question)

Step 3:
Return to __The Story of India__ and read all the information on the "[|Indus Valley] " page and the "[|Ganges River] " page and answer the questions in your course wiki.

**Step 4:**
If you finish before the end of class get a head start on lesson 7.


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