WORLD HISTORY

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: -Control of the river and its drainage area provided the great surplus of grain required for China’s military and political expansion beginning in the Qin Dynasty (221–207 bc).

Detailed explanation-3: -Yellow River, Chinese (Pinyin) Huang He or (Wade-Giles romanization) Huang Ho, also spelled Hwang Ho, English Yellow River, principal river of northern China, east-central and eastern Asia. The Yellow River is often called the cradle of Chinese civilization.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gunpowder, the compass, paper making, and printing-all of these inventions were the result of the Yellow River civilization.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Yellow River Valley Civilization was located in present-day China and founded between 4000 and 1700 BC. The name “Yellow” comes from the the yellow silt carried across the land from the rivers. The Yellow River meets the Chiang Jiang River creating a fertile area suitable for planting crops.