China - Geography and Early Dynasties

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 

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

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. 

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

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

The rivers' floods deposited fertile 

• sand
• gold
• kilt
• silt

Near what geographical feature have civilizations started?

• desert
• oceans
• rivers
• glaciers

Which physical features isolated and protected ancient China?

• Tibetan Plateau and the China Sea

• Himalayan Mountains and Gobi Desert

• Yellow Sea and Yangtze River

a series of rulers that belong to the same family

• democracy

• dynasty

• oligarchy

• army

Which TWO rivers did early Chinese people settle near?

• Huang (Yellow) River

• Euphrates River

• Yangtze River

• Nile River

Why did the Chinese construct the Great Wall?

• to keep out invaders

• so that Emperor Qin could show how magnificent he was

• to give the people something to do

• they wanted to build something that could be seen from space

What continent is Ancient China found on

• North America
• Europe
• Asia
• Africa