GEOG 101 Study Guide - Harsha, Eurasian Plate, Babur
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3 seasons, rainy, cool dry, and hot dry: summer monsoons: winds from north to south; air is dry, no rain, monsoons in banglidesh: 16th of nov. storm cyclone packing 155 mph winds flattened homes, uprooted trees. 10,000 expected to this year: rivers of s. asia: indus & ganges. The peace and prosperity created under leadership of guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors: the moghul rulers: babur, humayun, akbar, jahangir, shah jahan (taj mahal), aurangzeb: Moghul rule: akbar he had control over most of the plains. Inter-racial maraiges, reduced taxes on non muslims, persian as official language: british raj: indirectly came to control up to 2/3rd of the country force, bribery, divide & rule. Bad things: forced production of indigo, opium, tea, coffee. Divide and rule policy: it often refers to a strategy where small power groups are prevented from linking up and becoming more powerful, since it is difficult to break up existing power structures.
