TABLE2 Useful terminology and vocabulary to enhance writing Sequencing ideas Adding a similar idea
Adding an opposing idea
First…
Similarly …
However…
Second…
Furthermore … In addition …
On the other hand …
Third…
Despite this ... …rejects… … contradicts …
Initially …
…also…
Subsequently …
… furthers … … supports …
Last…
…rather…
Adding evidence
Cause and consequence
Concluding an idea
This can be seen …
As a result …
Ultimately … Therefore …
As shown by … For example …
Consequently …
…due to…
Thus…
… demonstrated by … … suggested by …
… caused by … … leading to … … resulting in …
In conclusion … Nevertheless …
…such as…
Overall…
1.9.2 Showme We’re going to examine the source below and write a paragraph that responds to the following question: ‘What caused the end of the Indus River Valley civilisation?’ SOURCE1 From Geography , a book by the Greek historian and geographer, Strabo (c. 63 BCE–24 CE). Strabo’s book was an encyclopaedia of geographical knowledge of his time. Here he was recounting observations made by an earlier historian, Aristobulus, who accompanied Alexander the Great to India around 327 BCE. Aristobulus’s book has been lost. [Aristobulus] says that when he was sent upon a certain mission he saw a country of more than a thousand cities, together with villages, that had been deserted because the Indus had abandoned its proper bed, and had turned aside into the other bed on the left that was much deeper, and þowed with precipitous descent like a cataract , so that the Indus no longer watered by its overþows the abandoned country on the right, since that country was now above the level, not only of the new stream, but also of its overþows. First, let’s analyse this source: • What is the subject or main idea of the source? The subject is the abandoned cities of the Indus River Valley. According to the writer, the cities were abandoned because the river changed its course so that it no longer provided water at a level suitable for use by the people of those cities. • When was the source created? The source was created between c. 63 BCE and 24 BCE. • Who created the source? Strabo is using information he obtained by reading Aristobulus, who was in India around 327 BC. • Is the source supported or contradicted by the evidence of other sources? Aristobulus’s statements about the river changing course are supported by archaeological evidence in Topic 6 of this textbook. This change had a different effect in Mohenjo-daro from that described by Aristobulus, but his description could be accurate for other Indus Valley towns and cities. Now, let’s use historical terminology to analyse the source in a paragraph and answer the question above. • Begin by describing the source — First, SOURCE1 , written by Greek historian and geographer, Strabo, discusses the abandoned cities of the Indus River Valley. The source details some of the reasons that contributed to the end of the Indus River Valley civilisation, such as environmental factors.
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