Geography of China, XIa Dynasty, and Shang Dynasty

Founder of the Xia Dynasty who according to stories dug the great waterways of China

• Yu the Great

• Emperor Tang

• Ying Zheng aka Shi Huangdi

• Liu Bang

Founder of the Shang Dynasty--the first Chinese dynasty that archaeologists have proven to exist

• Yu the Great

• Emperor Tang

• Ying Zheng aka Shi Huangdi

• Liu Bang

Which landform separates China from its neighbors to the north?

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Plateau of Tibet

• Gobi Desert

Flooded rivers in China left silt deposits. What happened as a result of this?

• People would only leave near the river during the dry season.

• People began to grow crops in the rich soil.

• People learned to swim at a young age to avoid drowning.

• People began to defend themselves against others.

According to stories, Yu the Great, the founder of the Xia dynasty...

• developed the first written Chinese language.

• had canals dug to the ocean to drain water left behind from a great flood.

• standardized Chinese currency (money).

• invaded and conquered the Gupta Empire of India.

According to the social order under the Shang Dynasty which social group would go in the empty space?

Nobles, Warriors, Artisans, ___________, Slaves

• Scribes

• Pharoah

• Farmers

• Brahmins

The Shang were the first people in China to

• use advanced metal tools.

• use canals.

• develop a writing system.

• work together to solve problems.

China's first writing system used _______, symbols that express words or ideas.

• jade

• hieroglyphics

• cuneiform

• pictographs

The Shang period influenced ____________________ in China today

• writing

• waterways

Early Chinese civilizations probably did not have social classes.

• TRUE

• FALSE