China's Flourishing Civilization
China’s Flourishing Civilization
China’s Geography
Map of China
What topographical features are present and not-present on this map would influence China’s development?
Major River Systems
Ancient China had two major river systems: • Huang He which is also known as the Yellow River • Yangtze which is also known as the Chang Jiang .
Major River Systems
• The Huang He River system 3,000 miles long • Empties into the Yellow Sea • Ancient Chinese civilization began along this river • Provides fertile soil and an abundance food • Formerly known as the “river of sorrow”
Why did it get such a name?
Major River Systems
The Yangtze River System • Longest in China and the third longest river in the world - 3, 964 miles long. • The river passes through some of China 's best farmland and many of its towns and villages.
Ancient China’s Topography
Topographical features that lead to isolation: - Gobi Desert: one of the driest in the world enter and you shall never return! - - Plains: Only about 12% of China 's land is plains; most of that is in the eastern part of China.
China’s Topographical Features
Tibetan Plateau
- Himalayas: 43% of China’s land is mountainous! -Tibetan Plateau: very isolated region even today!
Impact of China’s Geography
How would isolation help a country? What other great ancient civilizations were isolated?
Impact of China’s Geography
1. Long distances and physical barriers isolated China, blocking cultural diffusion 2. Protecting China from invasion 3. Isolation contributed to the Chinese belief that China was the center of the earth and the only civilization.
Timeline of China’s Earliest Dynasties
The Mystery Dynasty: Xia
For many years, the Xia (shee-uh) Dynasty was thought to be a part of a myth that the Chinese tell as part of their history. The Xia Dynasty was in oral histories, but no archaeological evidence was found of it until 1959.
Xia Dynasty (2205-1806 B.C.)
Evidence
China’s Geography
Map of China
What topographical features are present and not-present on this map would influence China’s development?
Major River Systems
Ancient China had two major river systems: • Huang He which is also known as the Yellow River • Yangtze which is also known as the Chang Jiang .
Major River Systems
• The Huang He River system 3,000 miles long • Empties into the Yellow Sea • Ancient Chinese civilization began along this river • Provides fertile soil and an abundance food • Formerly known as the “river of sorrow”
Why did it get such a name?
Major River Systems
The Yangtze River System • Longest in China and the third longest river in the world - 3, 964 miles long. • The river passes through some of China 's best farmland and many of its towns and villages.
Ancient China’s Topography
Topographical features that lead to isolation: - Gobi Desert: one of the driest in the world enter and you shall never return! - - Plains: Only about 12% of China 's land is plains; most of that is in the eastern part of China.
China’s Topographical Features
Tibetan Plateau
- Himalayas: 43% of China’s land is mountainous! -Tibetan Plateau: very isolated region even today!
Impact of China’s Geography
How would isolation help a country? What other great ancient civilizations were isolated?
Impact of China’s Geography
1. Long distances and physical barriers isolated China, blocking cultural diffusion 2. Protecting China from invasion 3. Isolation contributed to the Chinese belief that China was the center of the earth and the only civilization.
Timeline of China’s Earliest Dynasties
The Mystery Dynasty: Xia
For many years, the Xia (shee-uh) Dynasty was thought to be a part of a myth that the Chinese tell as part of their history. The Xia Dynasty was in oral histories, but no archaeological evidence was found of it until 1959.
Xia Dynasty (2205-1806 B.C.)
Evidence
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