Ancient China Unit Review

These are pieces of bone or shell used by the Ancient Chinese to talk to ancestors.

• oracle bones

• weegie boards

• future bones

• prayer scripts

A government run by multiple non-elected officials.

• democracy

• aristocracy

• oligarchy

• bureaucracy

The process used in Ancient China to create sculptures.

• clay sculpting

• marble carving

• bronze casting

• ice carving

A cereal crop that farmers relied on rainfall to produce.

• millet

• rice

• grapes

• clay

One of the most important creations with bronze casting that represented a protective force against evil spirits.

• Bronze Mask

• Dao Mask

• Taotie Mask

• totem poles

In Ancient China they had the Mandate of Heaven which said that the emperors right to rule came from....

• the people

• their family

• nature

• the Gods

The idea that humans were evil by nature and it was necessary to use harsh laws and punishments.

• legalism

• bureaucracy

• democracy

• law and order

Which of the following is true about the Xia dynasty?

• took place around 2200 BC-1700 BC

• was the end of primitive society

• had around 17 emperors

• had royal tombs

Which of the following is true about the Shang dynasty?

• took place around 221 BC-206 BC

• was the longest lasting dynasty

• took place around 1800 BC-1040 BC

• there is evidence of impressive buildings and city structures

• Is also known as the Bronze Age

Which of the following is true about the Zhou dynasty?

• Took place around 1046 BC- 256 BC

• Broken into western and eastern

• Intellectual awakening

• Introduction of important philosophers

• Legalism adopted as the official ideology