GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which factor contributed most to the limited size of the Chinese empire?
A
natural barriers
B
interior weapons
C
slow population growth
D
lack of natural resources
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ancient China Isolation The surrounding desert, mountains, and seas created natural barriers which protected the Ancient Chinese civilization from outside invaders. Its early civilization stayed contained within the natural barriers and did not start spreading until trade routes were developed.

Detailed explanation-2: -The barriers that ring China include: Himalayan Mountains, Mount Everest, Gobi Desert, Taklamakan Desert (Sea of Death), plus whatever other geo-graphic features you would like to include under China’s natural barriers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Silk Road, where much of the trading that China participated in took place, had become one of the key factors of how Buddhism spread to China. Foreign merchants, refugees, envoys and hostages40 that passed through the Silk Road helped spread Buddhism by word of mouth.

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