Geography of Ancient China

Geography of China

It is very DiverseàDesserts grasslands     N:Cold flat barren land with scarce water

·                                                               S: rice is grown with millet

                     Deserts

                             China   Oceans

Himalayas

Effects of Geography

ISOLATION

·            No communication

·            Different culture

·            Agriculture

·            Political and sociable structure

ENEMIES

·            Mongolians to the North

·            Xiongnu

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EFFECTS OF ISOLATION

They were able to make up there own original myths

It was human based There was no one awesome god.

Early Chinese History

Yaoà divided the calendar, instituted rituals, established rule of the worthy.

Shunàfirst appointed king,appointed Yu to deal with the flooding problems

Yuàfixed the flooding problems, divided into 9 provincials, casted bronze vessels.

XIA DYNASTY: Yu’s son