Early China

How did mountains and deserts help the Chinese civilization that began along the Huang He (Yellow River) develop?

• Many enemies threatened them.
• It provided safe borders around them. 
• People were good at riding horses.
• They used camels a lot. 

Who did the kings
choose to govern the kingdoms' territories?

• Samurai
• Shoguns
• Warlords
• Lords of War

Who were the nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned?

• Aristocrats
• Warlords
• Emperors
• Merchants

What was the occupation (jobs) of most Chinese?

• Artisans
• Merchants
• Aristocrats
• Farmers

Kings believed that they received power and wisdom from...

• The spirits
• Ancestors
• The gods
• All of the above

Early Chinese writing consisted of...

• Hieroglyphics
• Pictographs & ideographs
• Cuneiform
• Phonetics

What is made up of appointed officials who are responsible for different areas of government?

• Democracy
• Bureaucracy
• Theocracy
• All of the above

What was the Mandate of Heaven?

• A law that said you had to marry someone in your own social class
• A law that said you had to believe in Heaven
• A belief that kings' right to rule came from the gods because of talent and virtue
• The right to get free land from aristocrats 

During the Zhou Dynasty, farmers could grow more crops than ever before because... 

• The Chinese developed irrigation.
• The Chinese developed flood control systems.
• The Chinese developed the iron plow.
• All of the above. 

What were the Chinese military inventions that improved their performance in battle?

• Saddles and stirrups
• Crossbows
• Gunpowder
• All of the above