WORLD HISTORY

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CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which rivers greatly affected the Chinese Civilization?
A
Indus and Ganges
B
Tigris and Euphrates
C
Yangtze and Huang Ho
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chinese refer to the Yellow river as “The Mother River” and “the Cradle of Chinese Civilization". That is because the Yellow River was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization. The Chinese Civilisation emerged in the region of the river Hwan Ho around 4500 years back.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Huang He (Yellow River) Valley is the birthplace of Chinese Civilization.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Huang He River also called the Yellow River, contributed to the growth of the Chinese civilization by providing fertile soils, as a result of flooding, that in turn resulted in a surplus of food crops.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Yellow River (Huang He), with a length of 3, 395 miles (5, 464 kilometres), is China’s second longest river-surpassed only by the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). Its drainage basin is the third largest in China, with an area of some 290, 000 square miles (750, 000 square kilometres).

Detailed explanation-5: -The 5, 464-km-long waterway feeds about 12 percent of China’s population, irrigates about 15 percent of arable land, supports 14 percent of national GDP, and supplies water to more than 60 cities.

Detailed explanation-6: -Perhaps the two most important geographical features of Ancient China were the two major rivers that flowed through central China: the Yellow River to the north and the Yangtze River to the south. These major rivers were a great source of fresh water, food, fertile soil, and transportation.

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