Chapter 20: Shang Dynasty

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What is a clan?

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a large group of family members and friends

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The first Chinese dynasty was...

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Shang

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Use of this metal allowed China to have better weaponry and fine arts.

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Bronze

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If two nobles from distant parts of China met during the Shang dynasty, what would be the best way for them to communicate?

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by writing, because they used the same characters

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For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?

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to ask advice from his ancestors

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What often happened to people the Shang captured during war?

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they worked on construction as slaves

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The modern Chinese word for "merchant" is shang ren, which means "Shang man." What does this suggest?

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the Shang traded a great deal

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Which of these Shang people had the lowest social status? merchants, jade carvers, stone masons, grain farmers

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grain farmers

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What helped most Shang kings stay in power? Options: use of a powerful army, magical dragons, kindness to people, marriage into powerful families

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use of a powerful army

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What led archeologist to conclude that the Shang people believed in life after death? Options: finding food and weapons buried with kings., figuring out the characters on bones., seeing pots used for ceremonies in temples, studying the position the bodies were laid out in

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finding food and weapons buried with kings.