HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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It prevented many civilizations from developing cities.
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It isolated civilizations from the outside world.
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It forced civilizations to look elsewhere for resources.
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It left many civilizations vulnerable to attack.
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Detailed explanation-1: -China’s towering mountain ranges cover two-thirds of the country, including the Himalayas, which hold the world’s tallest peaks along the country’s western borders. These treacherous deserts and mountains kept early China isolated from Western civilizations.
Detailed explanation-2: -The large land was isolated from much of the rest of the world by dry deserts to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and impassable mountains to the south. This enabled the Chinese to develop independently from other world civilizations.
Detailed explanation-3: -China’s geography kept the early settlements in Inner China isolated. Only a narrow coastal plain linked the Northeastern Plain to Inner China. In the southwest, the towering mountains, rocky plateau, and cold climate formed a natural barrier. In the northwest, the large deserts created another barrier.
Detailed explanation-4: -With vast mountain ranges including the Himalayas standing imposingly to the southwest, the Gobi Desert to the north, and the Pacific Ocean stretching out to the east, the Chinese were in relative isolation from the rest of the world until the 1800s.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Ming ruled China during the Age of Exploration, when Europeans were first beginning to travel and spread their ideas, religion and culture throughout the world. Chinese leaders wanted to prevent European ideas from influencing life in China, so they adopted an isolationist policy.