How did the location of the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts, the Himalaya Mountains, and the Pacific Ocean impact early settlement in China?

A.

It meant early peoples had to trade along the Chang River.

B.

It meant early peoples had to develop into a seafaring civilization.

C.

It meant early peoples developed in isolation.

D.

It meant early peoples fought for fertile land as there wasn't very much.

The correct option is B

The history of China, one of the oldest civilizations in the world with continuity to the present, has its origins in the Yellow River basin, where the first Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties emerged. The existence of documents written about 3500 years ago has allowed the development in China of a very precise historiographical tradition, which offers a continuous narrative from the first dynasties to the contemporary age.

B. It meant early peoples had to develop into a seafaring civilization.

Explanation:

As the Gobi and Taklamakan deserts were bad for farming, the early settlements of Chinese human progress were in the valleys of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.

This valleys and their simple access to water gave prolific land to agribusiness, the Himalayan mountains and the Pacific sea kept them separated from other civilizations of the world and gave geographic protection.