1. Chapter 25 – Section 2 Pages 573-577 TEKS: 1A, 2A, 5A, 7A, 8D, 9A, 10C, 11B, 12A, 14B, 16A, 17A, 18A, 18B, 18C, 21A, 21C, 22B, 22C

2.  The largest of the world’s first civilizations came from modern-day Pakistan.  The Indus Valley civilization lasted about 1,000 years.

3.  In 1947, India (mostly Hindu) and E/W Pakistan (mainly Muslim) were created.  East Pakistan got independence after civil war (Bangladesh).

7.  Kashmir is a mountainous region located at India & Pakistan border.  Pakistan and India went to war over area twice.  Small groups continue to fight there.

8.  Both Pakistan and Bangladesh reply heavily on agriculture.  Many rural farmers still use traditional subsistence farming.  An important economic development is microcredit.