Identify Name China’s two major rivers., Chang Yian, Chang Jiang, Huang He, Yin Ping, Kon Yiang, Mau Teng, Analyze How did China’s geography affect its development?, China’s geography made it easy to trade and communicate with other civilizations because there were no natural barriers such as mountains or deserts., China’s geography isolated it from other civilizations, Mountains, deserts, and oceans made travel, trade, and communication difficult., helped unite neighboring countries into one large empire by providing open plains and easy transportation routes in every direction., China developed mainly because its geography prevented farming and forced people to rely only on hunting and fishing for food., China's geography mades farming possible., which river valley did China’s civilization begin?, Red River, Huang He, Yellow River, Yangzi River, Chang Jiang, Mau Teng, What made China’s river valleys ideal for farming?, China’s river valleys were ideal for farming because the soil was rocky and dry, making it perfect for growing crops without water., Rice was grown in the Chang Jiang Valley., The rich soil helped crops grow successfully., China’s river valleys were ideal for farming because the rivers prevented floods and never deposited any silt on the land., River floods deposited fertile silt on the land., Millet and wheat were grown in the Huang He Valley., What do Chinese artifacts reveal about China’s early civilization?, Show that early Chinese civilization was organized, technologically developing, and socially structured, Chinese artifacts reveal that early Chinese people did not have permanent settlements and lived only as nomads., Chinese artifacts show that there were no social classes because all graves contained the same items and valuables., They reveal daily activities, religious beliefs, and the existence of social classes., artifacts reveal that the Chinese had no belief in an afterlife and never placed objects in tombs., Early Chinese civilization did not make pottery, tools, or jewelry and relied entirely on imported goods., How do historians know about the Xia dynasty?, Yu the Great is said to have founded the dynasty., Because it was founded by emperors from the Shang dynasty and is fully documented with physical evidence., Archaeologists have discovered many written records and official documents from that time., Comes from ancient stories and legends., What was the lowest level of Shang society?, Nobles, Slaves, Artisans, Warrior leaders, Royal Family, Farmers, What does the use of oracle bones tell us about the early Chinese?, Early Chinese used bones mainly as farming tools., Early Chinese believed in divination and the power to predict the future, Early Chinese had no religious beliefs., Oracle bones were used as money and had no connection to writing or religion, Demonstrates that they had a developed writing system., How were ancient calendars similar?, Because they were all based on a 60-year cycle., Because they all had exactly 365 days and 12 equal months., Because they were based on the movements and cycles of the sun and moon.

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