HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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access to rivers like the Huang He that provided rich silt and fertile soil.
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a flat plain that was covered in grass and other vegetation.
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huge mountains that that surrounded it from the north.
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a moderate climate that was ideal for living conditions for settlement.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In China, two major river basins provided the abundant resources, fertile soil, and natural defenses needed for people to safely settle down and start building small societies. These rivers were the Yellow in the north, and the Yangtze in the south.
Detailed explanation-2: -Early Settlement and Isolation Archaeologists have found remains of what may be the first inhabitants of China. These hunter-gatherers lived in caves more than 500, 000 years ago. Later, farmers established the first permanent settlements on the North China Plain, near the Huang He, or Yellow River.
Detailed explanation-3: -Archaeologists have found remains of what may be the first inhabitants of China. These hunter-gatherers lived in caves more than 500, 000 years ago. Later, farmers established the first permanent settlements on the North China Plain, near the Huang He, or Yellow River.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Earliest Settlements: The earliest known Chinese culture was the relatively sophisticated Yang-shao, whose people lived in simple, bare settlements and hunted for game with carved stone spears. The Yang-shao settled near the Huang He River around 10, 000 BCE, over 12, 000 years ago.