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AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY CHAPTER 6 Larger Concept Section Review Vocabulary Terms Details FOUNDATIONS OF INDIAN CIVILIZATION, 1500 B.C.E.-300 C.E. The Indian Subcontinent -The Aryas, pastoralist warriors, migrated into the Indus River Valley ca. 1500 B.C.E. and the Ganges plain after 1000 B.C.E., driving the Dasas into the southern part of the peninsula Monsoon-seasonal winds in the Indian Ocean caused by the differences in temperature between the rapidly heating and cooling landmasses of Africa and Asia -The Indian subcontinent encompasses the modern nations of Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, and the adjacent island of Sri Lanka