Ancient China Quz

The Huang River is also called the Yellow River, due to the ____________ that muddies its waters

• Mud

• loess

• grass

• sand

Among the major achievements of the Shang were a written language and

• the chariot.

• domestication of the horse.

• the Mandate of Heaven

• bronze metalworking.

Rivers helped China's development, but deserts and mountains

• Led to the rise of the Shang dynasty

• hindered development.

• did not have any effect on the empire

• isolated it from other civilizations.

The Zhou kept control over over their kingdom by

• keeping a strong army always ready to fight.

• treating people with kindness and respect.

• sending out envoys to each region.

• putting family members in charge of individual regions.

When uprisings or other natural disasters occurred the Zhou believed that

• the leader needed to show more strength.

• it was time to expand the empire.

• the ruler lost the Mandate of Heaven.

• the ruler needed more help.

3. 6.C&G.1.2- The emperors of Ancient China were said to rule through the power of the Mandate of Heaven. The Mandate of Heaven stated that:

• The emperor got his power from the gods

• The Emperor had secured a place in heaven when he died

• People had to follow heavenly laws

• Everyone was working to get to heaven

4. 6.C&G.1.1-When Emperor Qin died, his son took over the empire. When his son died, his grandson got control of the empire. This was the start of the Qin:

• Mandate of Heaven

• Dynasty

• Death Cycle

• Destruction

5. 6.G.2.1-A large part of the Ancient Chinese civilization settled on the Yellow River. The Yellow River is to the ____________ of the Yangtze River.

• North

• South

• East

• West

The invention of paper was a product of Ancient Chinese:

• religion

• language

• war strategy

• technology

7. A network of trade routes that crossed Asia, connecting China to Central and Southwest Asia.

• the Kiber Pass

• the Himalayan Highway

• the Silk Road

• the Great Wall