Chp. 6 India QUESTIONS STUDY GUIDE
Subject:
World History [1]
Ch. 6: India and Southeast Asia, 1500 B.C.E.-600 C.E.
p. 151-170
1. Which written documents provide historians with insight into early Indian culture?
2. Why didn’t Indian civilizations take meticulous historical records like their Greek counterparts?
Foundations of Indian Civilization, 1500 B.C.E.-300 C.E.
3. Describe the geographic boundaries that make India a subcontinent
The Indian Subcontinent
4. What is the main crop grown in this region?
a. What other staple crops can be found here?
The Vedic Age
5. When was the Vedic Age?
6. What are the Vedas? How do they help historians study ancient India?
7. How were early Indian societies and families similar to other civilizations (Greek, Iranian, Roman)?