HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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oceans
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Money, writing, and measurement systems were made standard across China
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steep mountain ranges
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Chinese
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Detailed explanation-1: -Due to the fact that Japan is made up of islands, it is surrounded by a variety of bodies of water. Between the mainland of Asia and Japan is the Sea of Japan. At the northern tip of Japan, is the Okhotsk Sea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Seas both protected & isolated Japan. Close enough to learn from Korea and China, but far enough to avoid being conquered. Sea could also be trade routes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Japan was originally attached to the eastern coast of the Eurasian continent. The subducting plates, being deeper than the Eurasian plate, pulled Japan eastward, opening the Sea of Japan around 15 million years ago.
Detailed explanation-4: -Japan has been situated in the convergent plate boundary during long geohistorical ages. This means that the Japanese islands are built under the subduction tectonics. The oceanic plate consists of the oceanic crust and a part of the mantle beneath it.