Ancient China Study Guide
In Inner China, which natural events enriched the soil?
The Huang He river ran through many mountains obtaining much silt and made the land fertile
What is one factor that may have made east-west travel easier than north-south travel within Inner China in ancient times?
The deserts and the depression.
How is the Gobi Desert different from the Taklimakan Desert?
The gobi desert has very few sand dunes making it different from the taklimakan desert
What protected Inner China from invasion from the northwest?
The harsh deserts prevented invaders.
In ancient times, what limited settlement in the Chang Jiang Basins?
The mountainous terrain limited settlement.
Later in Chinese history, which of these geographical features made governing China as a unified state most difficult?
The two deserts blocking you from entering of leaving.
Why did ancient people on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau herd yaks rather than grow crops?
They herd yaks because the land was not good for farming
What three natural barriers, shown on the map, helped protect Inner China from invasion?
Turfan Depression
Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than in Inner China?
fewer people settled in outer china because it was dry and sometimes even harsh.
Because rice requires warm, wet weather, where did the ancient Chinese develop rice fields?
the jiang chiang basins
What do the Turfan Depression and the Chang Jiang Basins have in common?
They both are semi good for farming.
Why is the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau called the "Roof of the World"?
it is called that because of how high it is in the world.
Of all the countries in the world, China has the
Longest River
The major rivers of ancient China flowed down from what region?
The Tibet plateau.
Several groups of invaders from the Northeastern Plain traveled to Inner China
Along costal narrow plain
How did the Huang He most influence settlement near its banks?
Because of the silt and fertile soil.
How did the natural vegetation of the Northeastern Plain affect the lives of ancient settlers there?
It affected that inner china was more popular.
What made the Taklimakan Desert one of the most dangerous deserts in the world?
It is dangerous because of the sandstorms and how dry and hot it was.
