China has a variety of geographic features including rivers, mountains, deserts, plains, and plateau. With this great variety, more people wanted to live in China because of the benefits that came with the geography. With such a large population, there needed to be a government that put stability and order in China. The government aided the issues that were caused by the geography in China.
With geographic features, like the ones in China, come disadvantages that the government needed to solve. “On its course east through the North China Plain, it often overflows. Because of the thousand of lives lost in its floods, the Chinese often called the river ‘China’s
Sorrow’”(Reading A pg. 472). During the Han Dynasty bureaucracy was created, which …show more content…
In the summer, the Gobi’s temperature can rise to 113°” (Reading A pg. 471).
With this condition the government can ensure that the water from the rivers are provided to those who live by the desert or they can create irrigation systems. Moreover, the geographic features create issues that the government can find solutions to.
Mountains are an import geographic feature that have led to protection and a strong leader.
“You can see that China’s highest mountains are in the west… The highest peak in the
Himalayas- and in the world- is Mount Everest, at 29,035 feet”(Reading A pg. 470). These high mountains were used as a barrier between invaders and themselves. With everyone being isolated in China by mountains, it made it easier for the emperor to take control over the people in China. This led to emperors becoming very strict with who they ruled over. For example, “The emperor reacted furiously when he learned that Sima Qian had publicly expressed opinions that contradicted the ruler’s judgement and ordered the historian to undergo his humiliating
punishment” (Reading B pg.187). This demonstrates that with everyone being close together to be protected from invaders, it made it easier for the government to be harsh towards
With geographic features, like the ones in China, come disadvantages that the government needed to solve. “On its course east through the North China Plain, it often overflows. Because of the thousand of lives lost in its floods, the Chinese often called the river ‘China’s
Sorrow’”(Reading A pg. 472). During the Han Dynasty bureaucracy was created, which …show more content…
In the summer, the Gobi’s temperature can rise to 113°” (Reading A pg. 471).
With this condition the government can ensure that the water from the rivers are provided to those who live by the desert or they can create irrigation systems. Moreover, the geographic features create issues that the government can find solutions to.
Mountains are an import geographic feature that have led to protection and a strong leader.
“You can see that China’s highest mountains are in the west… The highest peak in the
Himalayas- and in the world- is Mount Everest, at 29,035 feet”(Reading A pg. 470). These high mountains were used as a barrier between invaders and themselves. With everyone being isolated in China by mountains, it made it easier for the emperor to take control over the people in China. This led to emperors becoming very strict with who they ruled over. For example, “The emperor reacted furiously when he learned that Sima Qian had publicly expressed opinions that contradicted the ruler’s judgement and ordered the historian to undergo his humiliating
punishment” (Reading B pg.187). This demonstrates that with everyone being close together to be protected from invaders, it made it easier for the government to be harsh towards