Chapter 8 Test

Where did China's first civilization develop?

• along the Indus River

• along the Yellow River

• on the Plateau of Tibet
  along the Mekong River

What is loess?

• a silt that settles in a hilltop

• a grass-covered plain

• a dry wind fro the Gobi

• a fine, dustlike material

Which dynasty had the earliest written records?

• Zhou

• Qin

• Xia

• Shang

How were oracle bones used?

• to predict the future

• to teach scholars how to write

• to send messages to other warlords

• to announce a new dynasty

Which metal was most valued by the ancient Chinese (they used this in religious ceremonies)?

• copper

• silver

• bronze

• steel

How did the Zhou dynasty gain the Mandate of Heaven?

• The Zhou killed Shang warriors who refused to surrender

• The Zhou were victorious over the Shang.

• The Shang refused to fight because their ruler had grown corrupt.

How  did the Zhou king control his vast kingdom?

• He killed nobles

• He set up a huge bureaucracy

• He placed family members in charge of large regions.

What did Zhou artisans discover?

• mold bronze into farm tools

• decipher oracle bones

• how to make silk cloth

• make iron into weapons, and farm tools

What is the Dao?

• the home for heavenly spirits

• respect for authority

• the natural way of the universe

• rituals that focus on values

Which spirits were most important to the Chinese?

• ancestor spirits

• evil spirits

• spirits of nature

• spirits of heaven