L20 Shang Dynasty 6SS

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How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth?

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They found artifacts.

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In the Shang civilization, Anyang was an important city because

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it was home to many skilled artisans, it was where the king lived, many royal tombs are located there.

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What led archaeologists to conclude that the Shang believed in life after death?

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finding food and weapons buried with kings

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

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use of a powerful army

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Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from

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bronze

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What have scholars concluded from the large number of wild animal bones found at Shang sites?

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The Shang were active hunters.

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

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grain farmers

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What often happened to people the Shang captured in wars?

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They worked on construction, as slaves

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

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by writing, because they wrote with the same characters