China’S Huang River Valley

1. China’s Huang River Valley
Why did the people of China settle
along the Huang He (River)
despite the dangers of flooding?

2. Use your prior knowledge…
•Why do people settle
along the banks of
rivers?
•What have other
civilizations done to
control flood waters?
•What do you predict
will be the same about
the Huang He River?
•Different?

3. Huang He is also the Dragon River
•Look at the shape of
the Huang River.
•The people of China
believed that the river
looked like a dragon.
•What do you think?

4. Huang He is also the Yellow River
•Loess is more!
•Loess (les) is a fine yellow
soil
•It is useful for farming, but
blows away easily in the
wind.
•It is called the Yellow
River because it is the
________ river in the
world!
•At its mouth, it flows out
into the ______ Sea.
muddiest
Yellow

5. www.SlideShare.net
•Amazing China slide show.
•This might take a moment… but it is well
worth the wait!
Slideshow Ancient China

6. Levees keep the Huang River on its
course.
•Do you think the levees always did their job?
•Yes?
•No?
•If you knew that the Huang He was also called China’s
Sorrow, would that help you decide?

7. Terracing: Why did the Chinese
create staircase like platforms used
by farmers?

8. Was terracing created just
because it was beautiful?
YES!!
NO!
Tell me why?

9. http://library.thinkquest.org/3614/drawing2.htm
The Art of Chinese Calligraphy

10. China JEOPARDY
Don’t forget to phrase your answer as a question…