China's Geography and prehistory

I. China Proper = Inner China

1. Yellow River Region (North China)

2. Yangzi River Region (South China)

II. China Proper's Location in East Asia (Outer China)

A. Grasslands = Steppe

B. Highlands (Tibet, SW China)

C. Desert

III. How does knowledge of China's geography help us to understand its historical development?

A. An agricultural civilization

B. Contact with other civilizations difficult in early times

C. Chinese view of their place in the world

IV Early Settlement in China

A. Hunters and gatherers from ca. 100,000 BC

B. Agricultural settlements, from ca. 7000 BC

1. crops, domesticated animals, pottery, textiles, villages

2. regional diversity, N/S, E/W

3. steady technical advance

4. jade

5. warfare, conflict