HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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their reputation and strength as a military power
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the outsiders not wanting what the Chinese had
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their geography providing many natural barriers
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their rivers being very difficult to navigate
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Detailed explanation-1: –Natural Barriers: 1) The Tibetan Plateau forms part of China’s natural border to the west Plateau: a mostly level area of land at a high elevation 2) The Himalayan Mountains contain some of the tallest mountains in the world. 3) The Gobi Desert is a vast area stretching from Mongolia to China.
Detailed explanation-2: -The surrounding desert, mountains, and seas created natural barriers which protected the Ancient Chinese civilization from outside invaders. Its early civilization stayed contained within the natural barriers and did not start spreading until trade routes were developed.
Detailed explanation-3: -The barriers that ring China include: Himalayan Mountains, Mount Everest, Gobi Desert, Taklamakan Desert (Sea of Death), plus whatever other geo-graphic features you would like to include under China’s natural barriers.
Detailed explanation-4: -China’s geography helped set the stage for the early development of its civilization. China’s deserts, mountains, and rivers helped shape its civilization. In the beginning of its growth, natural barriers somewhat isolated, or cut off, China’s civilization from much of the rest of the world.
Detailed explanation-5: -To the north and west we also find vast deserts, such as the Gobi, Asia’s largest desert, and the Taklimakan. These natural borders, as well as the Great Wall, kept ancient China isolated from the rest of Eurasia and protected it from foreign invaders that might want to take land and resources.