LESSON 7.3 How did China’s civilisation begin?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to describe China’s physical environment and how it helped shape its early civilisation.
Tune in The city of Shanghai is on the Yangtze River, one of the ýrst places where farming and civilisation developed inChina.
SOURCE1 River trafýc in Shanghai
1. What advantages do you think the river provides for Shanghai today? 2. What advantages do you think river valleys provided for early civilisations? 3. What types of goods are being transported on the river in Shanghai?
7.3.1 China’s physical features and the beginning of civilisation The ancient Chinese believed their country was the centre of the world. They didn’t know about other civilisations until about 126 BCE. Legends speak of a ‘golden age’ and a dynasty called the ‘Xia’, but there is no clear evidence that the Xia existed.
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