Geography of South Asia: Origin's of South Asian Culture
Channel: Rueschhoff Teaches
Date: 2020-03-26

This world geography lesson begins the examination of the human geography of South Asia by surveying several of the basic contributors to South Asian Culture.  Discussed is the Harappan Civilization of the Indus River Valley, the impact that the Aryans had upon the region's culture, the development of the Dharmic Religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, the influence of Islam and the Mughal Empire, the role that European colonization had on the sub-continent, the Indian independence movement, the Great Partition, and the tension that exists in Kashmir and Punjab.