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| China began along the Yellow (Huang He) & Yangtze Rivers in the | North China Plain; Only 10% of China is suitable for farming
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| The Yellow River flooding was unpredictable & was called | China’s Sorrow” because its floods often destroyed entire villages
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| China was protected & isolated from outsiders | by deserts & the Himalayan Mountains
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| The Chinese referred to themselves as the | Middle Kingdom” & rarely traded with outsiders
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| The Geography of China | Natural barriers somewhat isolated ancient China from all other civilizations. To China’s east lay the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the Pacific Ocean. Mountain ranges and deserts dominate about two-thirds of China’s landmass. In west China lay the
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| Lasting Contributions | Advanced Cities:
Cities developed along the Nile River in “Upper Egypt” & “Lower Egypt”
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| Government: |
Like Egypt, China was ruled by families called dynasties
Ruler’s justified their power by claiming Mandate of Heaven (approval of the gods)
Kings could lose the Mandate of Heaven & be overthrown by a new king, called the Dynastic Cycle China was a
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| Religion: | Chinese believed in ancestor worship, that the spirits of family ancestors should be honored & consulted
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| Writing: | Like hieroglyphics, Chinese characters stood for sounds but the 10,000 characters made it hard to learn to write
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| Technology: | Cast iron tools & weapons
Standardized coins
The Grand Canal connected north & s
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| The Great Wall was built to protect China | from invasions from the North
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