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Geography Shapes Life in Ancient China

Geography Shapes Life in Ancient China. Barriers. Natural barriers isolate China’s fertile river valleys from other parts of Asia . Eastern Borders: Yellow Sea East China Sea Pacific Ocean Western Borders: Taklimakan Desert Himalaya mountains curve around western border

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Geography Shapes Life in Ancient China

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  1. Geography Shapes Life in Ancient China

  2. Barriers • Natural barriers isolate China’s fertile river valleys from other parts of Asia. • Eastern Borders: • Yellow Sea • East China Sea • Pacific Ocean • Western Borders: • Taklimakan Desert • Himalaya mountains curve around western border • Northern Border: • Gobi Desert

  3. Geography made it difficult to spread ideas and goods throughout China. Chinese civilizations developed very differently because of these barriers

  4. River Systems • Two major river systems flow toward the Pacific Ocean • central Chang River • northern Huang River • River floodwaters deposit silt • create fertile soil for farming • North China Plain is between rivers • is the center of Chinese civilization

  5. Varied Climates • China is similar to U.S. • dry in west • seasonal in north • warm in southeast • rice grown in moist south • wheat and millet grown in drier north

  6. Information and History on Ancient China Geography • http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/story/sto_set.html • A short interactive web-book

  7. Resources • http://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/reviews/pdfs/LS_6_08_01.pdf • http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/geography/home_set.html • http://www.boncherry.com/blog/tag/christie-douglas/ • http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1213-wwf.html • http://mountainspics.com/q/what+are+the+himalayan+mountains/ • http://qwickstep.com/search/chang-river.html • https://worldhistoryatyhs.wikispaces.com/Weather+and+Climate+of+China • http://www.tapestryofgrace.com/year1/geography.php

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