Ancient China Geography Review

What geographical feature is sometimes called the "Cradle of Chinese Civilization"? 

• Himalayan Mountains
• Pacific Ocean
• Yellow River
• Gobi Desert 

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
• They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 

What resource did the rivers provide to the early settlers of China? 

• Fresh Water
• Fertile Soil
• Transportation
• All of the above

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 

• Nile and Amazon
• Yangtze and Yellow
• Mississippi and Ganges
• Tigris and Euphrates

True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.

• True
• False

a long river in China also known as the Yangtze River

• Huang He
• Chang Jiang
• Dao
• Zhou

a river in china also known as the Yellow River and "River of Sorrow"

• Chang

• Yangtze

• Shang

• Huang He

The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..

• Protection from invaders
• Trade options
• Interaction with new cultures

Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."

• Hurricane force winds

• Tsunami's

• Devastation Flooding

Near what geographical feature did China civilization start?

• desert

• oceans

• rivers

• mountains