WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the Chinese view the yearly flooding?
A
as a blessing
B
as a curse
C
as a Mandate of Heaven
D
as part of the monsoon season
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Throughout most of its history, China has attempted to control the Huang He by building overflow channels and increasingly taller dikes, and in 1955 the Chinese embarked on an ambitious 50-year construction plan and flood-control program.

Detailed explanation-2: -It’s said the flood looked like “endless boiling water, ‘’ surging across the landscape. A wave as tall as a 30-story building would have crashed over the banks of the Yellow River, demolishing everything in its path. It soaked the streets of ancient China’s nascent cities and washed away the surrounding farmland.

Detailed explanation-3: -As the Earth’s atmosphere gets warmer, it holds more moisture, making downpours more intense. La Nina refers to the large-scale cooling of surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, causing devastating floods in South China, India and Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -“What is known is that the growing risks of human-caused climate change is worsening the risks of extreme rainfall events and floods, which makes it even more likely that dams like the Three Gorges will be unable to prevent the worst flooding from occurring in the future, ‘’ he said.

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