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Since ancient China was isolated from the rest of the world they didn't have much outer cultural influence.

This helped them unify and and establish a firm foundation.

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The Gobi and Taklimakan are deserts that discouraged invaders and and peaceful immigrants from traveling.

The Himalayas, Tian Shan, and Pamir are mountain ranges formed an obstacle to people

The Pacific Ocean, Yellow Sea, and East China Sea on China’s east coast separated the region from its nearest neighbors, Japan and Korea

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Ancient India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt civilizations they relied on fertile land valleys.

Two rivers in China provided this fertile land: Huang He and Chang Jiang.

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Huang He runs 3,395 miles long and is in northern China.

It is also called the Yellow river because of the high concentration of yellow silt.

It deposits silt to create good farmland, but it is unpredictable.Its flow goes different paths.

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The Chang Jiang runs about 4,000 miles long and is in central China.

It is also known as the Yangtze river.

The Chang Jiang river is relatively predictable.

For years the river helped unify China.

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Gobi-desert
Himalaya- mountains