Early Civilizations of China 1-4

1. What geographical feature is sometimes called the cradle of Chinese civilization

• a. Himalaya Mountains

• b. Pacific Ocean

• c. Yellow River

• d. Gobi Desert

• e. Yangtze River

2. What major crop was grown in the south along the banks of the Yangtze River?

• a. Corn

• b. Millet

• c. Wheat

• d. Barley

• e. Rice

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

• a. They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations

• b. They cause China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations

• c. They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations

• d. They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently

• e. These geographical features had no impact

4. What major geographical feature served as the southern border of Ancient China?

• a. Yellow River

• b. Himalaya Mountains

• c. Indian Ocean

• d. Taklamakan Desert

• e. Andes Mountains

5. What peoples lived in the Gobi desert to the north and raided Ancient China throughout much of its history?

• a. Mongols

• b. Persians

• c. Egyptians

• d. Assyrians

• e. Greeks

6. What served as a border between southern and northern China?

• a. Nile River

• b. Gobi Desert

• c. Yellow River

• d. Yangtze River

• e. South China Sea

7. What resource did the rivers provide to the early settlers of China?

• a. Fish

• b. Fertile Soil

• c. Transportation

• d. Fresh Water

• e. All of the above

8. What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?

• a. Nile and Amazon

• b. Yangtze and Yellow

• c. Mississippi and Ganges

• d. Tigris and Euphrates

• e. Rhine and Thames

9. True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The earliest known Chinese writing is found on these from ritual activity of the Shang period. Used to predict future.

• Clay Tablets

• Oracle Wood

• Oracle Bones

• Stone Tablets