What separated china from other civilizations

The large land was isolated from much of the rest of the world by dry deserts to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and impassable mountains to the south. This enabled the Chinese to develop independently from other world civilizations. 

Also there were deserts as well as oceans, mountains, and plateaus and the Great Wall of china that kept Beijing safe from China's enemy..Mongolia.

The three sociological perspectives include the beginner’s mind, culture shock, and the sociological imagination