2-4 River Dynasties in China

1. The type of soil that fills the Yellow River

• loess

• shilt

• shale

2. The Yellow River is the ____________ in Chinese.

• Yangtze

• Huang He

• Chang Jiang

3. A line on a map connecting points having the same amount of rainfall in a given period

• precipitation line

• rain guage

• isohyet

4. The main crop in the lands near the Yellow River.

• Millet

• Wheat

• Rice

The first Chinese Dynasty to leave written records.

• Shang

• Yu

• Xia

Diviners would submit questions to deities regarding future weather, crop planting, the fortunes of members of the royal family, etc. using these.

• The I Ching

• Oracle bones

• Shell-shaped coins

This number of people typically rode in a chariot:

• 2

• 3

• 4