What Was One of the Major Impacts of the Yellow

question 42

Multiple Choice

What was one of the major impacts of the Yellow River flooding?

• A)The floods provided much-needed water for irrigation, on a regular and easily-managed basis.
• B)It caused massive destruction to Chinese crops regularly, with resultant famines.
• C)The flooding caused political fragmentation, as the people could not agree on the best method for flood control.
• D)It led to the collapse of the Xia civilization.
• E)The Chinese began the development of major flood control projects, including a vast system of levees.

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