WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mongols, however, lived in the Gobi Desert and were constantly raiding cities of northern China. This is why the Great Wall of China was built to protect the Chinese from these northern invaders.

Detailed explanation-2: -The name of Gobi means desert in Mongolian. The region was inhabited mostly by Mongols, Uyghurs, and Kazakhs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mongols-The nomadic peoples of the north who often raided China. Under Genghis and Kublai Khan they captured much of China for a period of time.

Detailed explanation-4: -The great enemy of the Chinese was the Mongols who lived to the north. They even built a wall thousands of miles long to try and keep the Mongols from invading. The Mongols did conquer China for a time, however, and established their own dynasty called the Yuan Dynasty.

Detailed explanation-5: -Most early people settled on the North China Plain because of its geography. The Tibet-Qinghai Plateau and Northeastern Plain were too cold and dry for agriculture. The Northwestern Deserts were too dry for agriculture, but the Chang Jiang Basins may have been too wet for farming and covered with rainforests.