Submitted by examrobotsa on Thu, 01/01/1970 - 05:30 One consistent feature found in the history of southern India was the growth of small regional kingdoms rather than large empires because ofthe absence of minerals like iron too many divisions in the social structurethe absence of vast areas of fertile landthe scarcity of manpowerstats: 0,3664,3576,600,2712,3664,264