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Southern Asia - Coggle Diagram

- - - - mountainous
      - island
      - picturesque
    - - made up of 1.2k low flat coral island
      - people live on 300 islands
      - stretch south 400 miles
      - highest elevation 6ft above sea level
  - - - blow over the Indian ocean
      - seasonal wind
        
        southwest monsoon
        
        Sea => land direction
        
        Wet wind
        
        April to October
        
        heavy rain
        
        northeast monsoon
        
        dry winds
        
        almost no rain
        
        November to march
        
        land => sea direction
      - bring rain
    - - cool
      - hot
      - rainy
  - - - forest
      - desert
      - mountain
    - - The Northern plain
        
        includes the Indus River Vallys, Ganges
        
        Flows into the Arabian Sea (Indus River Valleys)
        
        formation of a huge delta (both)
        
        Bangladesh
        
        Mouths of the Ganges
        
        rich sediments (Ganges)
        
        Himalayas
        
        high population density
        
        It used to be fertile (Indus River Valleys)
        
        In the past, there was a high population density (Indus River Valleys)
        
        Desert (Now, Indus)
        
        uninhabited (Now, Indus)
        
        delta
        
        triangular shaped soil deposits
        
        between the Himalayas and southern India
      - The Deccan Plateau
        
        most of southern India
        
        mineral deposits
        
        forests where wild animals roam
        
        Western Ghats
        
        8,000 feet
        
        higher peaks in southern India
        
        coastal plain
        
        Fertile soil
        
        abundant water
        
        In the interior part of the plateau
        
        soil fertility X
        
        Water supply insecurity
        
        year-round heat
      - the Northern Mountain Rim
        
        Ranges
        
        Karakoram
        
        Himalaya
        
        Mt.Everest
        
        the highest mountain in the world
        
        2,400km
        
        Hindu Kush
        
        Khyber Pass→ Pakistan–Afghanistan
        
        Natural wall to Asia
        
        Few people,rough land
    - - part of continent
      - geographically seperate
      - large landmass
    - - Afghanistan
      - Bangladesh
      - Bhutan
      - India
      - Maldives
        
        many islands
      - Nepal
      - Pakistan
      - Sri Lanka
        
        island country
  - - - Brunei
      - indonesia
      - cambodia
      - laos
      - philippines
      - maynmar (Burma)
      - malaysia
      - singapore
      - thailand
      - Vietnam
    - - Borneo
        
        Brunei
        
        island of Singapore
        
        7.1k islands
        
        covers area about size of Arizona
        
        800 islands inahabited
        
        nearly half are farmers
        
        Indonesia
        
        largest nation in southeast asia
        
        extends area >3X Texas
        
        4th largest population in the world
        
        made up of 17k islands (formed by volcano)
        
        islands inhabited >6k
        
        tropical climate
        
        lots of rain
        
        soil is not very fertile
        
        more than half people are farmers
    - - Mekong River
        
        flows through Laos, central Cambodia and into Vietnam
        
        area is a major rice producing region
        
        densely populated
        
        Drains >313k square miles
        
        starts in highlands of plateu if Tibet
        
        ends in South China sea
      - two peninsulas
        
        Indochinese Peninsula
        
        Malay Peninsula
      - countries
        
        Cambodia
        
        Vietnam
        
        Myanmar
        
        part of Malaysia
        
        Laos
        
        Myanmar
    - - Two seasons
        
        Summer monsoon
        
        lasts April to September
        
        Heavy rains
        
        Winter season
        
        October through March
        
        Cool and dry
      - Agriculture
        
        monsoons
        
        too early
        
        no time to plant seed
        
        too late
        
        crops fail
        
        too much rain
        
        severe flooding
        
        ruins crops
        
        damages property
        
        dangerous to people
- - - - Around the Indus River
        
        Mohenjo-Daro
        
        large city
        
        Disappeared around 1700
        
        wide streets, homes, public buildings
        
        hundreds of villages
        
        Harappa
      - Harappan civilization
      - Originated in 2500 BC
      - Destruction around 1700 BC
      - Currently developing mainly in Pakistan
  - - - Aryans => Asia (south)
        
        using Sanskrit
        
        They spoken another language
        
        nomad
        
        Raise livestock
        
        created a new culture with the Indus people
        
        discovery of iron
        
        iron weapons
        
        Rule over North India
  - - - vedism
        
        Brahmanism
        
        Hinduism
    - - Hymns, prayers, rituals, etc. are written down.
    - - A person's actions determine what happens after death
    - - The soul is reborn many times
  - - - Means duty, justice, an altruistic life
  - - - Priest (clergy)
    - - Warrior, Prince
    - - Merchants, peasants
    - - laborer
    - - Be outside your class
      - Things that are despised by society
- - - - Buddhism
        
        Southeast Asia
        
        East Asia
        
        Siddhartha Gautama
        
        wealthy prince
        
        Lived in a palace
        
        Recognized the suffering of life
        
        Finding no answers
        
        Achieved enlightenment through meditation
        
        called Buddha
      - Hinduism
        
        500 BC
        
        maned in India
  - - - A crossroads
        
        People
        
        Things
        
        Ideas
  - - - Southeast Asian Culture
        
        Religious Art
        
        Sculptures
    - - Buddhism
      - Islam
      - Hinduism
    - - Religious Beliefs
  - - - Established a kingdom
        
        Hinduism
        
        Influence of Indian culture
        
        Myanmar
        
        Expanded throughout Southeast Asia
        
        Influence of Buddhism grew
        
        Weakening of power
        
        Southeast Asian island nations
        
        Architecture
        
        Angkor Wat
        
        Several other temples
        
        Move near Phnom Penh
        
        Borobudur
        
        2 million cubic feet
        
        Built of stone
        
        Pyramid-shaped
        
        Three levels
        
        103 feet high
    - - Buddhism
        
        Anawratha
        
        at Pagan
        
        built powerful Buddhist kingdom
        
        Thousands of Buddhist temples
        
        Thousands of buildings
        
        Ananda Temple ( famous)
  - - - Suffering arises from desire
      - suffering will disappear
      - Life is filled with suffering
      - By following the Middle Way
    - - right conduct
      - right livelihood
      - right effort
      - right awareness
      - right meditation
      - right speech
      - right purpose
      - right understanding
  - - - Bronze toolmaking
      - Yam and rice cultivation
      - Navigation technology
    - - Central Trade Zone
    - - Visit Southeast Asia
      - A.D. 100
    - - Rice
      - Tea
      - Lumber
      - Spices
      - Gold
      - Other Metals
    - - Spread of Religion and Ideas
      - Diverse Knowledge
      - Technology
- - - - Ashoka
        
        crossbows
        
        religious monuments
        
        Unified government
    - - sandstone carvings
      - Intricate sculptures
  - - - Art
      - Literature
      - Science
      - Sanskrit Literature
        
        Representative Figure
        
        Kalidasa
    - - Buddhism
      - Hinduism
    - - Influence on art
        
        Sculptures of deities
        
        mythological scenes
    - - Construction of 30 Buddhist temples
    - - Mystical Themes
      - Moral Education
    - - The Concept of Zero
      - Arabic Numerals