Huang He River Valley Quiz

Name the civilization: 
- Huang He (Yellow) River
- Calligraphy writing
- Paper and Silk

• Egypt
• Mesopotamia/
  Sumer
• India
• China

River Valleys provided all the following benefits EXCEPT -

• Protection from invaders
• Potential severe floods
• Water for agriculture
• Water for sanitation

BEFORE THE SHANG DYNASTY, WHERE DID THE EARLY FARMERS SETTLE IN ALONG THE HUANG HE RIVER

• CITIES

• VILLAGES

• TERRITORIES

• EMPIRES

CHINA WAS SURROUNDED BY LARGE MOUNTAINS AND A ______? THESE TWO LANDFORMS ISOLATED CHINA FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD.

• DESERT

• MAJOR RIVER

• RAIN FOREST

• PLATEAU

TRUE OR FALSE. LIKE THE INDUS, NILE AND TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS, THE HUANG HE ALSO FLOODED EVERY YEAR.

• TRUE

• FALSE

AFTER THE HUANG HE FLOODED, IT DEPOSITED A YELLOW MATERIAL THAT MADE THE SOIL FERTILE CALLED WHAT?

• IRRIGATION

• SEDIMENT

• LOESS

• CLAY

HOW LONG DID THE SHANG DYNASTY LAST?

• 100 YEARS

• 200 YEARS

• 400 YEARS

• 600 YEARS

WHAT WAS ONE OF THE SHANG DYNASTY'S GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS?

• MATHEMATICS

• PYRAMIDS LIKE THE EGYPTIANS

• A WRITING SYSTEM THAT IS USED IN CHINA TODAY

• MEDICINE AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES

THE CHINESE DON'T USE LETTERS IN THEIR WRITING, THEY USE WHAT?

• HIEROGLYPHICS

• PICTOGRAPHS

• CUNEIFORM

• ALPHABET

HOW LONG DID THE HAN DYNASTY LAST

• 100 YEARS

• 200 YEARS

• 300 YEARS

• 400 YEARS