Geography and Ancient China – YourLibrary@MLC

Year 7 History
Geography and Ancient China

Last updated 2 March 2020

If you have any questions or requests for assistance regarding your research, please contact your Teacher Librarians.

This page has been created to support Year 7 HASS students with their inquiry task on the effect geography has on the success of a civilisation.

Watch this video for an introduction to how the geography of ancient China effected its civilisation.

Instructomania. (2019, January 9). Geography of ancient China [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSp3DeNdDzU

Use these terms to search the catalogue, eResources or the Internet.

Geography ancient China

Print Resources

Below is a small selection of print resources that include information about the influence of geography on ancient China’s society. You can locate these using the shelf Call No indicated. You will also find more resources by searching the Library Catalogue using your keywords.

931 CHA
Challen, P. (2005). Life in ancient China. New York: Crabtree Publishing Company.

931 FUL
Fullman, J. (2009). Ancient Chinese: dress, eat, write and play just like the Chinese. London, England: QED Publishing.

931 WAT
Waterlow, J. (1994). The ancient Chinese. England: Wayland.

More non fiction books

931 ALL
Allan, T. (2007). Ancient China. New York, New York: Chelsea House Publishers.

931 GRE
Greenberger, R. (2006). The technology of Ancient China. New York, New York: Rosen.

931 SCH
Schomp, V. (2004). The ancient Chinese. New York: Franklin Watts.

More non fiction books

eBooks

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Hurt, A. (2017). Ancient Chinese government and geography. Retrieved from epointplus database.

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Lusted, M. A. (2016). Ancient Chinese daily life. Retrieved from epointplus database.

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Culp, J. (2017). Ancient Chinese technology. Retrieved from epointplus database.

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Morrow, P. (2016). Ancient Chinese culture. Retrieved from epointplus database.

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Conti, L., Easton, M., Saldais, M., Dumovic, V., & Kostecki, R. (2016). Landscape and climate. In Oxford big ideas: humanities and social sciences 7. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

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Greenberger, R. (2006). The technology of Ancient China. Retrieved from AccessIt database.

eResources

Use your keywords to search the following eResources.

Blackwell, A. H. (2007). Climate and geography in ancient Asia and the pacific. Retrieved from Ancient and Medieval History database.

You will need to scroll down to the section on China.

Websites

Search the catalogue for appropriate websites or use the websites listed below. If you search the Internet on your own, you will need to evaluate the websites using the CRAAP method.

Bartsch, C. (2014). How did geography affect early China before the Silk Road?. Retrieved from https://education.seattlepi.com/did-geography-affect-early-china-before-silk-road-6908.html

Geography and the early settlement of China. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://dms.delranschools.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=17402933

Newton, K. (n.d.). How geography isolated ancient China. Retrieved from Study.com

Videos

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References

Ancient China [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLStXl6CmS8