Has Geography Has Geography Helped or Hurt Helped or Hurt

China?China?

Chinese Civilization BeginsChinese Civilization Begins

Chinese Chinese Civilization Civilization Begins Along the Begins Along the Yellow RiverYellow River

Cradle of Chinese Cradle of Chinese Civilization.Civilization.

Fertile land, fresh Fertile land, fresh water, mud, water, mud, transportationtransportation

China’s SorrowChina’s Sorrow

Hwang-he River Flooding is Hwang-he River Flooding is unpredictable and very unpredictable and very dangerous.dangerous.

Yellow River Floods have Yellow River Floods have killed many Chinese and killed many Chinese and destroyed many crops.destroyed many crops.

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Unlike the Unlike the Hwang-he River, Hwang-he River, the Nile River the Nile River Flooding was Flooding was predictable. predictable. What did the What did the Egyptians Egyptians create because create because of this?of this?

Yangtze RiverYangtze River

The Yangtze River is China’s The Yangtze River is China’s other great river.other great river.

It too provided many benefits It too provided many benefits but also has deadly but also has deadly unpredictable flooding.unpredictable flooding.

3 Gorges Dam currently being 3 Gorges Dam currently being built.built.

Grand CanalGrand Canal

Man made Man made waterway waterway connecting north connecting north and south China.and south China.

Longest Man Longest Man Made RiverMade River

Allowed Chinese Allowed Chinese cities to trade cities to trade and grow and grow economically.economically.

China’s Eastern 1/3China’s Eastern 1/3

China’s Major Rivers are in the China’s Major Rivers are in the Eastern 1/3 of the Country.Eastern 1/3 of the Country.

This is the most fertile part of This is the most fertile part of China.China.

How do you think this affects How do you think this affects China’s population distribution?China’s population distribution?

Eastern 1/3Eastern 1/3

Because this is the most fertile Because this is the most fertile part of China, this is the most part of China, this is the most overcrowded part of China.overcrowded part of China.

The majority of China’s The majority of China’s population lives on only 1/3 of population lives on only 1/3 of the land.the land.

Overcrowded, High Population Overcrowded, High Population density.density.

Answer?Answer?

What does it mean to be What does it mean to be isolated?isolated?

Whose invasion of India ended Whose invasion of India ended Indian isolation?Indian isolation?

How do we know their was How do we know their was contact between Egypt, contact between Egypt, Mesopotamia, and South Asia?Mesopotamia, and South Asia?

Chinese IsolationChinese Isolation

China was isolated from Egypt, China was isolated from Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Europe.Mesopotamia, and Europe.

China was not isolated from China was not isolated from South, Central, and Eastern South, Central, and Eastern Asia.Asia.

Geography has much to do Geography has much to do with Chinese Isolation.with Chinese Isolation.

Chinese IsolationChinese Isolation

DesertsDesertsMountainsMountainsSeasSeas Isolate China from much of Isolate China from much of

the World, BUT NOT THE the World, BUT NOT THE REST OF ASIA.REST OF ASIA.

Chinese DesertsChinese Deserts

Gobi DesertGobi DesertTaklamakan Taklamakan

Desert.Desert.

Important Chinese Important Chinese MountainsMountains

Tian ShanTian Shan HimalayasHimalayas KunlunKunlun PamirPamir

EthnocentrismEthnocentrism

Belief that your culture is Belief that your culture is superior to all other cultures.superior to all other cultures.

Your way/culture is better Your way/culture is better than other cultures.than other cultures.

Chinese EthnocentrismChinese Ethnocentrism

Chinese isolation led to attitude Chinese isolation led to attitude of ethnocentrism in China.of ethnocentrism in China.

China views non-Chinese as China views non-Chinese as barbarians.barbarians.

China views itself as the “Middle China views itself as the “Middle Kingdom” or center of the world.Kingdom” or center of the world.

Silk Road ExceptionSilk Road Exception

Series of Trade Routes between Series of Trade Routes between China, India, Central Asia, and the China, India, Central Asia, and the Eastern Roman Empire.Eastern Roman Empire.

Buddhism comes to China this Buddhism comes to China this way.way.

China has contact and trade with China has contact and trade with India and Central Asia.India and Central Asia.

China was not as isolated as many China was not as isolated as many used to think.used to think.

Korean “Bridge”Korean “Bridge”

The Korean The Korean Peninsula served Peninsula served as a cultural as a cultural bridge connecting bridge connecting China and Japan.China and Japan.

Early Japan was Early Japan was influenced by influenced by China.China.

Ex. Nara and XianEx. Nara and Xian

Help???Help???

How might the mountains, How might the mountains, seas, and deserts helped seas, and deserts helped ancient China?ancient China?

Northern WeaknessNorthern Weakness

China had no natural barriers China had no natural barriers in the north.in the north.

Threats from Manchus and Threats from Manchus and Mongols.Mongols.

What do you think they built What do you think they built to make up for weakness?to make up for weakness?

The Great WallThe Great Wall

Built to protect Built to protect China from the China from the North.North.

Stop Manchus Stop Manchus and Mongols.and Mongols.

Fails to stop Fails to stop either as both either as both invade and take invade and take over China.over China.

The Great WallThe Great Wall

First Built by Qin Shi Huangdi around First Built by Qin Shi Huangdi around 200 BC.200 BC.

Rebuilt by Ming Dynasty around Rebuilt by Ming Dynasty around 1300.1300.

4,000 Miles Long4,000 Miles Long 2.5 Million Chinese Die building it.2.5 Million Chinese Die building it.

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Was China helped or hurt by its Was China helped or hurt by its geography?geography?

Why do some say China was Why do some say China was isolated?isolated?

What is some evidence that What is some evidence that China was not isolated?China was not isolated?