Ancient China final test

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
• They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 

• Nile and Amazon
• Yangtze and Yellow
• Mississippi and Ganges
• Tigris and Euphrates

True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.

• True
• False

What’s another name for the Yellow River?

• Huange He

• Yangtze River

• Missouri River

• Silt River

The Yellow River has flooded so often that another name for it is _________ _________.

• China's River

• China's Happiness

• China's Mother

• China's Sorrow

In its annual travels, the Yangtze River brings huge amounts of _______ on shore in the Jiangsu Province, where rice is grown.

• silt

• sand

• fertilizer

• dirt

The river empties into the _______ _____ ______ when it reaches Shanghai.

• East China Sea

• West China Sea

• North China Sea

• South China Sea

The Xia Dynasty is the first Dynasty in Chinese history, established by ______ _____ _______, the last of the Five Emperors.

• Yu the Emperor

• Yu the Enforcer

• Yu the Giant

• Yu the Great

What were the major cities in the Shang Dynasty?

• Xia and Hua

• Yin and Anyang

• Huang He and Yangtze

• Xi Jiang and Yu

The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?

• The Mandate of Heaven
• The Dynastic Cycle
• The Heavenly Commandments
• The Oracle Bones