The Indus and Ganges River Valleys(National Geography)

Describe the geography of the Indus and Ganges river valleys.
The beginning of the Indus River is in the Himalayas and than flows down to the Arabian Sea. The Ganges river follows along the Himalayas and then enters into the Bay of Bengal. The reason that the rivers grow larger as they go along is because as they flow through or along the Himalayas lots of melted ice seeps into the rivers making them larger. India has two different monsoon seasons; summer and winter. The summer monsoons begin mid-June, and bing in wet, moistened air from the Indian Ocean. The winter monsoons start in October and end around May, bringing in dry air form the north-east area and spread it throughout India and its surrounding countries. The summer monsoons season has many benefits such as farmers not being able to grow their crops without it, and agriculture is a vital part of India because 70% of it relies on agriculture. But though they benefit from the rain the monsoons sometimes lead to massive and destructive flooding. .

How did geography influence the building of Mohenjo-Daro similar to modern cities?

Due to Mohenjo-Daro's geography the inhabitance of the area built their homes and city above ground level. Also they built a citadel on a hill and probably surrounded it by a wall. They didn't only build a citadel though, sewage and drainage systems ran throughout the area taken all the waste and excess water out of the city. This probably kept the most important places from flooding.

Summary of the Taj Mahal Story

The story of the Taj Mahal that most of us have known about may not be the real truth. Herein Mr. P. N. Oak presents an interesting set of proofs that show a completely different story. Contrary to what visitors are made to believe the Tajmahal is not a Islamic mausoleum but an ancient Shiva Temple known as Tejo Mahalaya which the 5th generation Moghul emperor Shahjahan commandeered from the then Maharaja of Jaipur. The Taj Mahal, should therefore, be viewed as a temple palace and not as a tomb. That makes a vast difference.

Mapping Project Blog Post

a) How do physical features, climate and elevation relate to each other?

The phyisacal feature of the maps are really similar.3D map, climate map, and elevation map are all different maps but they look alike. In ,each we had the same places marked such as the Thar Desert, Indus and Ganges rivers and the Himalayas. In our climate map we mainly focused on what sort of weather and the temperatures that it were in different Indian areas, whereas on our 3D map and elevation map we focused on the hight of the different areas of India.

b) What conclusions can you draw?

(Think about natural resources, climate/weather, and human settlement.)

TIndia has a wide variety in natural sources. Because when you look at our map and other maps we had many different areas bordered off by different features. Also when looking our different maps i started to realize why people settled where they did, because you wouldn't want to settle in the middle of the Thar Desert but in the areas that provided a wide variety of recourses such as by a river like in areas like New 

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Hindu God: Ganesh or Ganesa Blogpost

Ganesh or Ganesa, is one of the most well known and worshipped god within the Hindu Pantheon. Ganesh is hte son of Shiva and Parati, he has an elephantine appearance with a curved trunk, large ears, and the massive pot-bellied body of a human.
Ganesh is known as the Lord of Success and destroyer of evil and obstacles, aswell as being worshipped as the god of education, knowledge, wisdom, and wealth. Along with all is purposes of worship Ganesha is one of the five prime Hindu Deities (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and Durgoa are the other four Hindu Deities.) Hindu Deities are beleived to be forms of the god Brahman and provide one of the ways to communicate with this one divinity.

Egyptian Art Poster

Describe your artwork (who is represented, what is happening) and
    explain the significance.

This picture describes the Egyptian god Anubis in the left side which is standing. There is a tomb in the middle of the picture and he is burying  the dead.The sign on top of the tomb represents storm and thunder. I made that because it is not a good day when you bury the dead. I also drew some signs around and on the tomb which had some stuff to do with the dead and Anubis. In the bottom left corner I have my name spelled in hieroglyphics and on the top right corner there is a sun, which represents that the one being buried should be good. The significance of this picture is that Anubis is a Egyptian god and gods are important. This picture also represents the daily life of the Egyptian's.

Along the River Nile

I am passing from the River Nile with my sailing boat. The only thing I can see and pay attention is the beauty of Nile. The nature is just amazing. It smells grass and tress. I see a crocodile pop out from the sea. For a second I think it's my end. But than I see that they are just looking around. The River is really nice and the sun is on top of me. I feel my head and skin burning. I look to my right and I see a huge pyramid with a lot of servants working.I need some water. I feel the weather getting hotter and hotter every minute. At last I'm out of Nile. I hope I can go again.

Homework(Mummies)

You should:
List at least five questions that you would ask a promising location. Your questions should relate to climate, culture, religion, and other factors that you think are important. Include Images. You do not have to answer your questions.

1.Why do Egyptian mummify their dead?

2.Who were the king mummies?

3.Where are the mummies?

4.Why did Egyptians make mummies?

5.Are mummies still being mummified today?


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