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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.