Ancient Chinese Civilization

Geographic and Cultural Influences

Objectives: -Explore the role that rivers played in Chinese life.- Investigate how geography influenced the

development of Chinese culture

The Physical Setting

• Enormous size• Great geography variety• Rugged, snow-capped mountains

Different Regions

• Qinling Shandi• Huang• Chang or Yangtze

• The North– Less Rain– Extreme Temperatures– Growing seasons shorter– Wheat

• Central and Southern areas– A lot of Rain– Produce rice

• China’s political sections:» Tibet» Xinjiang» Mongolia » Manchuria» Northern Korea

• 3 Great River: • The Chang• The Xi• The Huang

Different regions

The Rivers of China

• THE HUANG:– – – – – – –

The Rivers of China

• THE CHANG:– – – –

• THE XI:– – – –

China’s Isolation• Great distances• Rugged Mountains ISOLATED CHINA• Deserts

• ISOLATED CHINA China developed a Culture

• China developed STRONG SENSE OF IDENTITY a Culture (SUPERIOR)

CHINA CENTER OF THE WORLDADOPTING CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CUSTOMS

Section 1 Review

• Define:– LOESS:

– DIKES:

• Comparing: compare the uses that the Chinese have made of the Huang, the Chang and the Xi rivers.

HUANG CHANG

XI