Why is the Geography of India important? India is a sub continent because it is part of Asia but huge Mountains make a barrier between India and the rest of Asia. These mountains are the Himalayas, the highest mountains in the world. Today, there are 5 nations that occupy the Indian subcontinent: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. India has 2 very fertile valleys. Both are fed by the mountains in the himalayans. When the snow in the Himalayas melts, water flows into the Indus River and the Ganges River. If the water was controlled, the land near the rivers can be used fro irrigation. The Ganges River runs South of the Himalaya and flows into the Indian ocean. The Indus River empty into the Arabian Sea. The area around the Indus is called the Indus river Valley. South of the river valleys are dry and hilly deccan Plateau. The eastern and western costs of India are lush, fertile lands. Monsoons are an important part of the india subcontinent.
What is the Caste System and what role did the Aryans play in its development? One of the results of the arians arrival in India was the development of the caste system. A caste is a social group that someone is born into and cannot change. A caste dictates what job you will have, whom you can marry, and with whom you can socialize in India, the word for the caste is jati. Thousands if jati exist in India. No one is for sure why the caste system was developed, but aryans might have created the caste because the people they encountered in India outnumbered them. The caste system set rules for everyones behavior.
3.) WHAT DO HINDUS BELIEVE? Hindus believe in the religion called Hinduism. Hinduism is one of the oldest religions. Today it is the third largest religion. Hinduism was started by the Aryans in 1500 BCE. They believed in 1,000's of Gods. Hindus believe in something called reincarnation. Reincarnation means the rebirth of a new soul. Hindus believe that a person must pass through many lives before they can join Brahman. They also believe in something called karma. Karma is the consequences of how a person lives. Hindus live a good life so they will have good karma. They believe that if you do something bad you will have bad karma.
4.)WHAT DO BUDDIST BELIEVE? Buddhists believe in the religion called Buddhism. Buddhism was developed in 563 BCE. Buddhists do not believe in the caste system. They do not have any complex rituals. Buddhists believe that everyone can reach Nirvana, not just Brahmans. They believe that there are no Gods. Buddhists believe in Mahayana. They believe in the 4 Noble Truths and the 8 Fold Path. Buddhism was started by Siddhartha Gautama. He is known as Buddha. Only about 6% of the world`s population are Buddhists.