WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Along which river in China did the first cities develop?
A
Yellow River
B
Nile River
C
Tigris River
D
Gobi River
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Huang He Valley (or in English, Yellow River Valley) was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, and for that reason is often called “Mother River.” The valley surrounds the principal river of northern China and is at the center of thousands of years of Chinese history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yellow River civilization developed from the Neolithic Age, over 3, 000 years ago, when a lot of regional cultures were booming. Some were consumed, and others became extinct, as “China” grew.

Detailed explanation-3: -The civilization of ancient China first developed in the Yellow River region of northern China, in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE. This is a very fertile region; however the land needs irrigation to make the crops grow, and well-built river embankments to prevent catastrophic flooding.

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