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Land of the Middle Kingdom

Land of the Middle Kingdom. 5.1. A. Early Life on the Huang He. The Huang He begins on the Tibetan Plateau Carries loess – fine yellow silt This is where it gets its name, Huang = Yellow & He = River This silt is deposited on the North China Plain when it floods.

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Land of the Middle Kingdom

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  1. Land of the Middle Kingdom 5.1

  2. A. Early Life on the Huang He • The Huang He begins on the Tibetan Plateau • Carries loess – fine yellow silt • This is where it gets its name, Huang = Yellow & He = River • This silt is deposited on the North China Plain when it floods

  3. A. Early Life on the Huang He (con’t) • Crops were grown as early as 5000 B.C. • Also known as China’s Sorrow because the floods can cause Famine and Irrigation canals to fill with silt • Began using levees 3000 years ago – it still floods sometimes

  4. B. Other Regions of China • Chang Jiang = Long River (a.k.a. the Yangtze R.) • World’s 3rd longest River • Also begins on the Tibetan Plateau • Floods in summer • Grows ½ of China’s food today • Flows through several Gorges – we will discuss these tomorrow

  5. B. Other Regions of China (con’t) • Northern Steppes • Not for growing crops • Herded sheep, cattle & horses • People like the Mongols who live in this region periodically raided (even conquered) their neighbors to the south

  6. B. Other Regions of China (con’t) Many of the other areas of China helped keep China isolated from the rest of the world Locate these places on your own hand drawn map of China • Huang He • Chang Jiang • Tibetan Plateau • Himalaya • Tian Shan • Altay Mountains • Gobi Desert • Mu Us Desert • Yellow Sea • North China Plain • East China Sea • South China Sea

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