East Asia
"Heaven nourishes and Heaven destroys"
Our Civilization Began:
About 2000-1000 B.C.E.
China
Challenges:
- Flooding rivers
- Towering mountains
- Arid deserts
Advantages:
- Rich alluvial plains
Challenges
-Frequent flooding due to abundance of rainfall and overflowing rivers.
-Mountains make it hard to travel from East to West.
Advantages
-Plenty of water for farming
-Rice farming helps maintain a large population
-Wooded interior environments
-Mountain Valleys with access to forest foods, timber, fresh water, and caves.
-Major Rivers:
- Taedong
- Yangtze
- Yellow
- Imjin-Han
- Kum
Agriculture Began:
Around 8000-6000 B.C.E.