The people of ancient India lived in a land of extremes. The terrain<span> was varied and often presented great challenges. Occasional extremes of weather such as </span>droughts<span> and monsoons were also part of life in this land. However, great civilizations developed and flourished amidst the rivers, mountains, plains and deserts of the </span>subcontinent<span>.</span>
The Battle of the Somme was one of the deadliest of WWI. The estimated death toll was 500 to 600,000 and the German lost was 600,000. Both sides sustained heavy causalities and the Allies gained little ground.
