HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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the land was in larger estates
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the climate was more extreme
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the roads were more dangerous
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the invasions drove farmers away
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mainly because Outer China did not provide good farmland, fewer people settled there than in Inner China. The Tibetan Plateau was not suitable for cultivating crops, but herders could successfully raise livestock, especially yaks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Life in Inner China Tliey herded cattle, water buffalo, and horses. Settlers built permanent homes out of rammed earth (soil tightly packed to make solid walls). The Chang Jiang Basins had limit-ed farmland and lacked grazing land for animals such as cattle. But rice thrived in this warm, wet area.
Detailed explanation-3: -To the north and west of Ancient China were two of the world’s largest deserts: the Gobi Desert and the Taklamakan Desert. These deserts also provided borders that kept the Chinese isolated from the rest of the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Where they chose to settle was a matter of geography. Two major river basins, belonging to the Yellow River in the north and Yangtze River in the south, provided abundant resources, fertile soil for farming, and natural defenses for safety.