Ancient China

Where did early Chinese Civilization first develop?

• In the Indus Valley

• North China Plain near the Yellow Sea

• At the edge of the Gobi Desert

• Up in the Himalaya Mountains

Early civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China have one thing in common.....

• each civilization flourished despite harsh desert conditions

• we know little about them due to catastrophic natural disasters

• they were founded along rivers and fertile valleys

• their coastal locations allowed them to trade with the Roman Empire

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.

Ancient Chinese civilization flourished on which two rivers?

• Nile and Amazon

• Yangtze and Huang He

• Mississippi and Ganges

• Tigris and Euphrates

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

• Protection from invaders

• Trade options

• Interaction with new cultures

Which physical features isolated and protected ancient China?

• Tibetan Plateau and the China Sea

• Himalayan Mountains and Gobi Desert

• Yellow Sea and Yangtze River

What's the definition of loess?

• Rule of the gods

• A type of tree in the forest they made tables with

• A yellowish silt

• The process for making silk

What continent is China located on?

• Africa
• Asia
• South America
• Europe

China's geographical protection from surrounding countries limited them in what two major ways?

• Trade and farming

• Farming and water supply

• Water supply and Trade

• Trade and Cultural Exchange

What seasonal change of the Huang He River (Yellow River) offered ideal soil for rice farming?

• Flood season swept rich yellow silt down the yellow river

• Flood season cleaned the river bed

• Summer currents brought more fish to use for manure

• The opening of the river mouth to the sea offered a different pH due to salt water