10.1 The Birth of Chinese Civilization

The Chinese sometimes call the Huang He ____________.

Ancient China had frequent contact with the rest of the world.

China's first dynasty was the ___________.

Early Chinese kings would ask for advice from the gods using ___________.

Rebels lead by the Wu Wang overthrew the Shang government in 1045 B.C.

The Huang He flows from north to south through China.

Shang artists made beautiful objects out of bronze.

The Mandate of Heaven meant that ___________.

The Period of Warring States began in the 400s B.C. as a result of the ___________.

Under the Zhou kings, China was divided into smaller territories, each one ruled by an aristocrat.