Jebel Barkal

Chapter 2 New Civilizations in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, 2200-250 BCE I seq NLA \r 0 \h . Early China, 2000-221 BCE A. seq NL1 \r 0 \h Geography and Resources 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . China is isolated by formidable barriers: the Himalaya mountain range on the southwest; the Pamir and Tian Mountains and the Takla Makan Desert on the west; and the Gobi Desert and the treeless, grassy hills and plains of the Mongolian steppe to the northwest and north. Pacific Ocean is on the east.