WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -There were advantages and disadvantages to these natural barriers. The biggest advantage is that China was able to stay isolated from outsiders and was protected from any invaders. The biggest disadvantage is that it made trade more difficult between Ancient China and other early civilizations.

Detailed explanation-2: -China 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 mountains to the south. This enabled the Chinese to develop independently from other world civilizations. This isolation contributed to the Chinese belief that China was the center of the earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayas create a vast natural barrier that separates China from the rest of Southwest Asia.

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.