WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ancient China was isolated in early times due to China’s physical geography. The surrounding desert, mountains, and seas created natural barriers which protected the Ancient Chinese civilization from outside invaders.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: –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-5: -The Great Wall was built by the ancient Chinese for the purpose of defence.