CHINESE+GEOGRAPHY+AND+POPULATION

__CONSEQUENCES OF ANCIENT CHINESE GEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION__
===What impact did geography have on ancient China's transition from prehistory to civilization? What unique solutions did the Chinese find for dealing with everyday life in the Far East? What philosophies and religions evolved in ancient China? Was China's civilization probably related to those of the Near East or was it perhaps an independent development? What does archaeology have to say about prehistoric China? How was ancient China governed (up to about 400 AD), and who ruled it at various times in its early history? Feel free to add new elements to those in the text or discussed in class.===

1. China's initial civilization was able to come into existence because of the Yellow River, which provided rich soil for agriculture. (cne)

2. The geography of China randomly isolated some peoples, leading to the formation of several independent Chinese kingdoms; Qin Shi Huangdi eventually unified these kingdoms in the 3rd Century BC. (jbo)

3. Because of China being such a large country and forcing people to be isolated from one another, their different types of languages are severely distinguished. Also, due to such a large population, the people of China have learned to cope with one another by their practices of philosophies, laws, and non existant laws. (kcm)

4. The people of China have to have somewhat of an agreement religion so that the country is not in a state of mayhem.

5.The early civilizations of China were probably unrelated to those of the middle east, due simple to the sheer distance and difficult to overcome geography.(pgei)

6. The Yangtze River in Southern China provides transportation through China, but it also provides a highway for enemies to travel into the heart of the country from the open sea. (moe)

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