WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which river is also known as the Yellow River?
A
Yahtzee River
B
Yangtze River
C
Hang He River
D
Amazon River
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Yellow River, Chinese (Pinyin) Huang He or (Wade-Giles romanization) Huang Ho, also spelled Hwang Ho, English Yellow River, principal river of northern China, east-central and eastern Asia. The Yellow River is often called the cradle of Chinese civilization.

Detailed explanation-2: -Huang He or the The Yellow River is also called “Sorrow of China". This is because before damming, it was extremely prone to flooding, and had caused millions of deaths. Between 608 BCE and 1938 CE, the Yellow River changed course 26 times, and flooded over 1, 500 times.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Yellow River, also known as the Huang He River or “Mother River” in China, is a waterway that spans 3, 398 miles throughout China’s northern territory. The river runs from west to east and flows through seven modern provinces.

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