China

China l. geography

l. rivers

why did so many live in eastern china?

  • the benefits of rivers

    • fresh water

    • fertile soil

    • trade/ transportation

    • agriculture

      • the practice of growing crops or raising animals to provide food and products

  • important rivers in china

    1.yellow river (north)

    2. Yangtze river (south)


ll mountains

  • Himalaya mountains

    • home of Mt. Everest

    • forms a natural border between present day India and China

how do they affect civilization?

  • difficult to cross

    • provided protection

    • limited trade/ travel north ward

lll plateaus

what is a plateau?

  • an area of flat land that is high in elevation

    • e.g. plateau of tibet

  • origin of many rivers

    • e.g. Yellow and Yangtze


lV deserts

  • what are the effects of the desert?

    • natural barrier

      • offered protection

      • limited expansion and trade

      • limited agriculture

  • Gobi desert

  • located between present day china and Mongolia


V Korean peninsula

  •   what is a peninsula?

    • a peace of land surrounded by water on three sides

      • e.g. Florida and Korea  

  • the Korean peninsula is located east of china and west of japan

    • cultural bridge

china ll government

l. role of government

  • central government

    • a political authority that governs an entire nation

  • responsibilities of a gov

  1.  manage the economy

  • a system of regulating resorses

  • trade agriculture taxes ect

  1. maintaining infrastructure

  • a nations basic sytems and public works that helps it to function properly

    • e.g. roads sewers energy education ect

  1. protecting citizens from threats

  • e.g. military

  1. engaging in diplomacy

  • negotiations between two nations


ll the decline of the Han Dynasty

220-Han gov collapsed why?

  • several crises struck the nation

    • famine

      • a wide spread shortage of food

    • high taxes

    • corruption

      • when those in power act dishonestly to benefit themselves

        • e.g. taking bribe

    • peasant rebellions


lll period of disunity

  • the central gov failed to address China’s problems

  • china then splits into multiple kingdoms

    • left people vulnerable to foreign and domestic threats

      • outside the contry

      • inside the country

lV the sui dynasty (581- 618)

  • 581 a power full general named wen di reunited china and began a new dynasty

    • created a scg how?

      • fair tax system

      • infrastructure projects such as the grand canal

        • connected Yellow/ Yangtze rivers

        • increased trade

      • more land and food for peasants

        • happy peasants- no revolts

      • stability allowed ideas and benifs spead easily in china especially budisim


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