HST 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter Introduction: Qing Conquest Of The Ming, Thatching, Patrilocal Residence
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Continent of asia is bordered in the west by convention at suez, the bosporus at. Istanbul, and the ural mountains in the russian federation. *(this makes it the eastern four-fifths of the single landmass of eurasia) Relatively mild winters in the northern fringes (also known as monsoon. *monsoon: this word is of arab origin and originally meant season or seasonal wind . Arrival and duration of monsoons are unreliable in spring and summer. They vary from year to year producing a massive flood in one year and a drought in another. Hilly or mountainous parts of monsoon asia = low population area. Expansion of the chinese state and empire began under the han dynasty in the. Lowlands along coasts and rivers = high population area second century b. c. e. *asian civilizations grew on an agricultural base mainly in river valleys. Later chinese expansion included conquering the huge himalayan area of tibet.
