Geography/Early China

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 

• Nile and Amazon
• Yangtze and Yellow
• Mississippi and Ganges
• Tigris and Euphrates

A Dynasty means....?

• There are eggs to be colored with pretty colors, or "dyed."

• there is a chain of family members, usually the males, who are in charge of a country for a long period of time.

• A type of printing on paper using wood blocks.

Which physical feature covers much of the north of China?

• Gobi Desert

• Taklimakan Desert

• Plateau of Tibet

• Himalayas

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
• They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 

Geographically speaking, there are two main areas of China, which are...

• Upper China + Lower China

• Inner China + Outer China

• Northern China + Southern China

• Western China + Eastern China

Most of ancient Chinese history only involves this geographical area...

• Outer China

• Lower China

• Upper China

• Inner China

Inner China is known for its vast deserts, including the Taklimakan and the Gobi.

• True

• False

The geography of Inner China was more attractive than Outer China because...

• it was covered in deserts which made it difficult for people to invade

• it was surrounded by mountains that provided a cold climate

• it was a land of river valleys and plains that provided fertile soil and access to water.

The dry desert in northwestern China that is mostly large sand dunes.

• Gobi Desert

• Taklimakan Desert

• Arabian Desert

• Desert of China

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

• finding food and weapons buried with kings

• figuring out the characters carved into bones

• seeing pots used for ceremonies in the temples

• studying the position in which bodies were laid out