1. Foundations of Indian
India and Southeast Asia
Civilization
1500 B.C.E. – 1025 C.E. 1500 B.C.E. – 300 C.E.
Indian Subcontinent
• 3 topographical zones:
– Northern mountainous zone
– Indus and Ganges basins
– Peninsula
Map of India
• Vindhya Mountains and Deccan plateau divide
peninsula from other two zones
• 4 sub-regions in Peninsula:
– Tropical Kerala coast in west
– Coromandel Coast in east
– Flat area of Tamil Nadu in south
– Island of Sri Lanka
Weather, Crops, and Geography Indian Crops
Barley
• Peninsular India and Ganges Valley have
a subtropi