Ancient China-Chapter 5

In ancient China, many aspects of life were ruled by the___________ of Confucius

• currency

• civil service

• loess

• philosophy

The Huang River is muddy because it carries___________, a yellow-brown soil.

• silk

• loess

• dike

• silt

A valuable cloth made only in China, called_________, was highly prized in Europe.

• silk

• silt

• loess

• dike

To protect their lands from the effects of flooding, the people in an early Chinese village might build a....

• extended family

• dike

• loess

• wall

local leader of an armed group

• civil service

• warlord

• extended family

• philosophy

the type of money used by a group or nation

• civil service

• currency

• extended family

• philosophy

closely related people of several generations

• warlords

• neighbors

• extended family

• civil service

a system of beliefs and values

• dike

• currency

• philosophy

• dike

The physical geography around China affected Chinese civilization by

• making it easy for them to be invaded

• creating barriers to the outside world

• making it easier for the Babylonians to invade China

• making trade with Egypt easier

The first farming settlements in China developed

• near highlands

• near mountains

• near rivers

• on level plains