Mr. Q's Xia Shang Zhou

Which of the following as the major civilizations in the correct order from earliest to latest?

• Zhou, Shang, Xia

• Shang, Zhou, Xia

• Xia, Zhou, Shang

• Xia, Shang, Zhou

Which two rivers influenced Chinese civilizations?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile and Tigris

• Indus and Yellow

• Yangtze and Yellow

Which was the first Chinese dynasty?

• Qin

• Zhou

• Xia

• Shang

What was Yu the Great known for?

• Created irrigation ditches

• Founded the Xia Dynasty

• Being an Oracle reader

• None of the above

What was China’s main crop?

• Rice

• Millet

• Wheat

• Corn

How were oracle bones used?

• to predict the future

• to teach students how to write

• to record laws and official decrees

• to pass down dynastic history

Why did the first settlements in China begin along the Huang River?

• They had no where else to go

• Crops grew in the area because of the river

• Flooding trapped them in the area

• They were safe from invaders there

The Xia Dynasty was the _______ government to emerge in ancient China and became the first to adhere to the policy of dynastic succession; thus making it the first dynasty of China.

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

The Xia was overthrown by the _________ _______, a more historically certain governmental entity, which was in turn overthrown by the Zhou Dynasty.

• Xia Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

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