How Did The Huang He River Valley

About 2070 BC, ancient China began along the Huang He River valley. During the dynasties, China started to grow. When China reached the Zhou Dynasty that is when the country started to take shape.

China is located in Eastern Asia, but mainly to the north of the Xi River and the south of the Huang He River. China has many forests and swamplands, which later in time were populated by farmers. Anywhere above the Huang He River was too steep for suitable farming lands. There was not many farmers in China due to the geology, so most people were hunters or gatherers.

The main start of the Chinese civilization is during the Xia Dynasty, which was during 2070 to 1600 BC. The dynasty was founded by Yu the Great at the Huang River. The Huang He River

was also named “The River of Sorrows”, due to its severe flooding, or the Yellow River. Yu the Great was called Yu the Great because he was a great leader and he thought of building canals to control Huang He’s flooding. Once Yu died, he passed his power to his son, which created the dynastic cycle. After the Xia dynasty, the Shang Dynasty started. It started at 1677 BC to 1122 BC. During that time, a religious idea started called Oracle Bones. Oracle bones are questions carved into a bone or shell, and then is exposed to heat until it cracked, then priest interpret what the cracks say. After the Shang dynasty, the Zhou dynasty started. Zhou created the Mandate of Heaven, which led to the belief of the dynastic cycle. The Mandate of Heaven was the belief that the Gods blessed the rightful family to rule over the chinese, and when the Gods did not bless the family anymore it brought disasters.
The government in ancient China was mainly to go by the Mandate of Heaven. The dynasties would normally last anywhere from 500 years to 1000 years.
In China, they started to use money instead of the bartering system. The use of money increased the amount of trade. The amount of farming also increased as the economy did.
Ancient China
China was a polytheistic civilization, which means they believed in many Gods. The Oracle bones and Mandate of Heaven were two of the religious beliefs. They also believed in ancestor prayers and offerings.
One of many achievements of the Chinese was ironmaking. It helped to increase the farming and trade.
In conclusion, the chinese dynasties have changed greatly over the years. China thought of a way to control flooding, came up with feudalism, and came up with the dynastic cycle.