Chapter 20: Shang Dynasty

What is a clan?

• a large group of family members and friends

• Group of birds

• item found on coastlines

• the people of Gondor

The first Chinese dynasty was...

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

• Shang

Use of this metal allowed China to have better weaponry and fine arts.

• Bronze

• Titanium

• Iron

• Stone

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

• by speaking, because they spoke the same language
• by trading, because they used the same type of money
• by writing, because they used the same characters
• by fighting, because they used the same weapons

For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?

• to serve a ceremonial meal
• to make music for his family
• to send messages to nobles
• to ask advice from his ancestors

What often happened to people the Shang captured during war?

• they married into the royal family
• the worked on construction as slaves
• they were given land to start new farms
• they learned skills to become an artisan

The modern Chinese word for "merchant" is shang ren, which means "Shang man."  What does this suggest?

• the Shang traded a great deal
• most Shang people could read and write
• most Shang people bartered for goods
• the Shang used cowrie shells for money

Which of these Shang people had the lowest social status?

• merchants
• jade carvers
• stone masons
• grain farmers

What helped most Shang kings stay in power?

• use of a powerful army
• magical dragons
• kindness to people
• marriage into powerful families

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

• finding food and weapons buried with kings.
• figuring out the characters on bones.
• seeing pots used for ceremonies in temples
• studying the position the bodies were laid out in