WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Chang Jiang Basins had limited areas for farming, and lacked grazing land for raising animals such as cattle. But rice thrived in this warm, wet area. Settlers began growing rice in the river valley as early as 10, 000 B.C.E.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rice and millet were the two main crops grown in Ancient China. Rice paddy (field) flooded from river. Rice needs a lot of water, so the Chinese figured out how to flood the fields from rivers to make rice paddies (fields for growing rice).

Detailed explanation-3: -Polo’s 13th Century journey to China was the first to be well-documented. However, Chinese historians recorded much earlier visits by people thought by some to have been emissaries from the Roman Empire during the Second and Third Centuries AD.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both food crops and cash crops were actively domesticated. The main crops planted were millet and its varieties. Rice planting was discovered at approximately the same time, mainly in the southern parts of China. There were also cash crops such as beans, ramie, and melons planted during this period.