Early Civilizations in China

With your knowledge of other ancient civilizations, where do you think the early civilization of China developed? Do you specify areas on the map?

The geographical factors in China influenced the development of Chinese early civilization. The best settlement is near Yangtze River and Yellow River. These areas are very fertile and offer a lot of food for the people who live there. There are plenty of fresh water. Also, the river is a means of transportation. These factors have contributed to the formation of villages in these fields. Other areas in China are not well suited for reconciliation, and in many cases serve as a buffer point in China. The Himalayas are the highest mountain in the world, not a place to calm down. Desert areas in China, including the Gobi Desert and the Taklimakan Desert, are not easy to settled. Therefore, most of the settlements in China are near Yellow River and Yangtze River.

Due to the limited range of remote transportation available, the western deserts and mountains were almost impossible to pass, but the early Chinese civilization did not notice there was a European civilization before the Silk Road development. In this way, geography isolates China's early cultural and economic isolation from other parts of the world. However, the ancient Chinese civilization was exposed to nomads and pastorists living in the northwest prairies, and the fishery culture of the southeastern coast. These surrounding societies are both nomads and illiteracy; this fact makes ancient China think of itself as the most valuable and advanced civilization.

It is difficult to determine the early Chinese ancient history. Most historians believe that civilization happened near Yellow River around 2000 BC. China is one of the four early civilizations discovered all over the world. But China is different from other civilizations. The culture developed in ancient China has become China that exists today. Of course, there have been changes in the process, but the same culture continues. The other three civilizations gradually disappeared or completely replaced by newcomers. Therefore people say that China is the oldest continuous civilization in the world. In China, a strong family that dominates the land is the leader of government control of Korean families. The history of China from ancient times to about 100 years ago was divided by various dynasties.