Ancient Chinese Civilization: Geography, Government, and Early Dynasties, Summaries of History

An introduction to ancient chinese civilization, focusing on its geographical origins along rivers, the role of natural barriers, and the impact of geographical isolation on early chinese society. It also covers the political structure of early chinese governments, specifically the hereditary rulers known as emperors and dynasties, and mentions some of the earliest known dynasties, including the shang dynasty, which was primarily agricultural and ruled by an aristocracy.

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The Chinese civilization
began along with one of China's river systems 3500 years ago and continued to
thrive today.
geography ;
natural berries isolated the ancient civilization from the other civilizations
Chinese civilization knew of many rivers and the famous one is Huang he the Yellow
River and it is about 2900 miles long, And the yangetz River is about 3400 miles
about 10% of the total area is for farming
mountain ranges dominate about 2/3 of the Chinese landmass because of China's
relative geographical isolation, the Early settlers had to provide their own goods rather
than trade with outside people.
¶ China's political borders have expanded or contracted depending on the strength or
weakness of the rolling family.
government ;
they were governed by the emperor King and Dynasty which is the hereditary rulers
about the time when the Mesopotamia and the civilizations fell to outside Invaders. A
people called the Shang Rose to power in northern China around 1750 bc.
The dynasties in Earley China were Xia, Shang, zhoo, and qin.
The shong dynasty was mostly a farming Society ruled by an aristocracy .

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The Chinese civilization

began along with one of China's river systems 3500 years ago and continued to

thrive today.

geography ;

natural berries isolated the ancient civilization from the other civilizations Chinese civilization knew of many rivers and the famous one is Huang he the Yellow River and it is about 2900 miles long, And the yangetz River is about 3400 miles about 10% of the total area is for farming mountain ranges dominate about 2/3 of the Chinese landmass because of China's relative geographical isolation, the Early settlers had to provide their own goods rather than trade with outside people. ¶ China's political borders have expanded or contracted depending on the strength or weakness of the rolling family.

government ;

they were governed by the emperor King and Dynasty which is the hereditary rulers about the time when the Mesopotamia and the civilizations fell to outside Invaders. A people called the Shang Rose to power in northern China around 1750 bc. The dynasties in Earley China were Xia, Shang, zhoo, and qin. The shong dynasty was mostly a farming Society ruled by an aristocracy.