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China
Geography of Ancient China
Key Terms
• Loess
• Dike
• Extended family
Vocabulary to Know
• Intense (p. 137)
• Accomplishment (p. 139)
• Communication (p. 139)
How did physical geography affect the growth of this ancient civilization?
Think about how the mountains and seas separated China from other regions.
Think about how the rivers helped these civilizations, and prompted the
civilization to interact with their environment.
Geography of Ancient China
North China Plain
Why does it make sense to grow crops on terraces in this part of
China?
Huang River or Yellow river
Loess, or yellow brown soil makes the Huang River the muddiest river.
Chang River, China’s longest river
Dikes are built to hold back
water.
• Early writing on bone
Shang Dynasty
Early writing on bamboo.
Early writing on tortoise shell.