9.3: Assignment

Assignment:

1. List in chronological order the major predynastic Chinese cultures mentioned in the two papers cited in the Reading/Media page.
2. What other early cultures with a subsistence agriculture does the paper by Liu et al. mention? What were the climate conditions at these other cultures that contrast with the climate conditiona at the Liangzhu culture.
3. Describe the development of the Liangzhu culture in relation to the timing of the Pleistocene-Holocene climate change.
4. In addition to economic development, what other aspects of the complex society evolved with the development of the rice farming in Liangzhu?
5. Describe the erosion and sedimentation of rock materials in the context of an alluvial river.
   1. Describe how the Pleistocene-Holocene climate change affected the erosion and sedimentation of rock materials.
   2. Apply this rationalization to the case of Yangtze River delta.
   3. Use this concept to explain the change in land area in the Yangtze delta as shown in the map.