Chapter 19 Quiz Review

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 

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

True or False: There are many different climates in China.

• True

• False

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 major geographical feature served as the southern border of Ancient China? 

• Yellow River
• Himalayan Mountains
• India Ocean
• Andes Mountains

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

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

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

• True
• False

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

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

The _________ forms part of China's natural border to the west.

• Pacific Ocean

• Tibetan Plateau

• Gobi Desert

• Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)

What forms China's natural barrier to the east?

• Pacific Ocean

• Gobi Desert

• Himalayas

• Tibetan Plateau

Of all the countries in the world, China has the

• largest area

• worst weather

• most people

• longest river