China- The Yellow River
-city was mainly built of wood
-the shang people needed walled cities because wars
-poor people lived in huts
-rich lived in timber framed houses with wall of clay and straw
-the main reason why it is called the yellow river is because yellowish silt which is fertile soil called
-Chinas relatives early settlers couldn't trade with other outsiders
-only 10% is suitable for farming
Culture-
-yellow river called the mother river
-gunpowder the compass, paper making, printing, pottery
Importance
-provides local population drinking supply, and without the yellow river grasslands will shrink '
-400 million people live in the yellow river Basin
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