1. Geography of Ancient China  You will need 5-B note sheet  brown, green, yellow, red and blue colored pencils which we will hand out 1

2. 2 A.Second largest country in Asia I. General information http://www.aaa-a.org/wp- content/uploads/2012/04/MAP.jpg

3. 3 A.Second largest country in Asia B.80% of China’s population lives on 1 / 4 of the land along the coastal areas & rivers I. General information http://www.zonu.com/images/0X0/2009-09-17-2768/Poblacion- de-China-1971.jpg

4. 4 A.Second largest country in Asia B.80% of China’s population lives on 1 / 4 of the land along the coastal areas & rivers C.Varied Climate I. General information

5. 5 A.Causes 1.West & Southwest: Tien Shan II. Geographic Isolation http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Travel/images/China%20Outline%20Map1.gif & Himalaya Mts

6. 6 A.Causes 2.North: ­­­ Gobi Desert II. Geographic Isolation http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Travel/images/China%20Outline%20Map1.gif

7. 7 A.Causes 3. Southeast: Thick rainforests II. Geographic Isolation http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Travel/images/China%20Outline%20Map1.gif

8. 8 A.Causes 4.East: Pacific Ocean II. Geographic Isolation http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Travel/images/China%20Outline%20Map1.gif

9. 9 B.Effects 1.Ethnocentrism: belief that your ethnicity is superior a.Therefore, the Chinese believed they were the center of the earth, and b.the sole source of civilization II. Geographic Isolation

10. 10 B.Effects 1.Ethnocentrism: belief that your ethnicity is superior 2.Ancient Chinese referred to their land as the Middle Kingdom II. Geographic Isolation

11. 11 B.Effects 3. However, they had some contact with peoples outside their country because Chinese goods were found in Middle East and beyond. II. Geographic Isolation

12. 12 A. Along the east coast and the valleys of the Huang and III. Other geographic features http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Travel/images/China%20Outline%20Map1.gif Chang Rivers lays the Heartland of China

13. 13 B. Outlaying regions include Xinjiang, Mongolia, and Manchuria C. Himalayan Region of Tibet III. Other geographic features http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Travel/images/China%20Outline%20Map1.gif Xinjiang Mongolia Manchuria Tibet

14. 14 A.Neolithic farmers settled in Huang River Valley IV. The River of Sorrows a.k.a. Huang River a.k.a. Yellow River http://2.bp.blogspot.com/- oZDG8fzHruI/TYhOTYnineI/AAAAAAAAAY o/X5gsBojcQhY/s400/neolithic_village.jpg http://ehsworldstudiesjackoboice2011- 2012.wikispaces.com/file/view/YellowRiver3.jpg/251654306/525x306/YellowRiv er3.jpg

15. 15 A.Neolithic farmers settled in Huang River Valley B.Large water projects to control flow of river led to the rise of a strong, central government IV. The River of Sorrows a.k.a. Huang River a.k.a. Yellow River http://factsanddetails.com/media/2/20080317- 1014_irrigation3%20yellow%20rive%20dykes%20columb22.jpg

16. 16 C. loess, a fine yellow silt, IV. The River of Sorrows a.k.a. Huang River a.k.a. Yellow River http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/june /images/china_map2.jpg http://truckertravels.files.wordpress.com/201 0/05/loess.jpg http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/3434/yellow_river1.jpg

17. 17 C. loess, a fine yellow silt, IV. The River of Sorrows a.k.a. Huang River a.k.a. Yellow River settles to the bottom of the river bottom and raises the water level. When it rained heavily, this caused the river to swell and flood the land.

18. 18 IV. The River of Sorrows a.k.a. Huang River a.k.a. Yellow River