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Civilizations of Asia Geography of Ancient China Introduction • Ancient China was __________________________ from much of the ancient isolated geography world because of its ________________________. • For thousands of years, the ancient Chinese thought they were pretty much _________________ on the planet, except for the barbaric people to the north, the alone __________________________. Mongols • This belief is called ETHNOCENTRISM. barriers helped protect them from ____________________ invasion • China’s natural ____________ Dangerous Deserts • The Gobi desert is one of the ______________ deserts in the world. driest However, there is hope of _______________, although it is very rare. water • The Taklamakan Desert is called the __________________ Sea of Death from which no one escapes. It is the ________________________ second largest desert in the world. Common dangers are: __________________________________________ poisonous snakes, frequent sandstorms, boiling days, freezing nights, intense water shortage Tall Mountains • China has some of the highest mountain ranges in the world. • The Himalayas are rugged mountains that are home to the ______________ Ten highest _________________________ mountain peaks in the world. • Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, is the highest mountain in the world. It is actually in _______________, which is on the border of China. Tibet Two River System “The Great Sorrow” • All the rivers of Ancient China were called __________________________ destroyed because during the flood season all towns would be ___________________ • Each year they would rebuild after the floods. The Rivers • The _________________ Huang He (Yellow River) is about 3000 miles long, about the distance from New York to California. It ends at the Yellow Sea. Civilizations fertile began along this river because of the _________________ soil. Yangtze • The __________________ (Long River) is the third longest in the world. It also ends at the Yellow Sea. When snow melts, it gets about 160 feet deep. farmland People This river flows through some of China’s best ______________. have always built their homes high above the river, because of annual flooding ________________________.