How did flooding river affect the ancient Chinese?

Answer 1

Huang River affected ancient China in a bad way. Why? well, it was the river that often flooded the lad near it destroying crops and the village around it.

Also because the people that live there are very upset of the way the Huang river flooded

Answer 2

The Yangtze Harbor is important to the cultural origins of southern China. Human activity was found in the Three Gorges area as far back as 27 thousand years ago, initiating debate over the origin of the Chinese people. Although the Yellow River region was richer and more developed at that time, the milder climate and more peaceful environment made the Yangtze river area more suitable for agriculture.

From the Han Dynasty, the region of the Yangtze river became more and more important in China's economy. In fact the first emperor of the Han Dynasty and his army came from the Yangtze river region. The establishment of irrigation systems (the most famous one is Dujiangyan, northwest of Chengdu, built during the Warring states period) made agriculture very stable and productive. Early in the Qing dynasty, the region called "Jiangnan" (that includes the southern part of Jiangsu, the northern part of Zhejiang, and the southeastern part of Anhui) provided 1/3-1/2 of the nation's revenues.

Historically, the Yangtze became the political boundary between north China and south China several times because of the difficulty of crossing the river. Many battles took place along the river, the most famous being the Battle of the Red Cliffs in 208 AD during the Three Kingdoms period.

(To read more, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze_River)

Answer 3

The Emperor of Qin wanted to unify China.

Answer 4

They used it to make mustard