Ancient China Review #1

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 

• Nile and Amazon
• Yangtze and Yellow
• Mississippi and Ganges
• Tigris and Euphrates

This is a river in china, also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean

• Dao

• Zhou

• Shang

• Huang He

This is a long river in China, also known as the Yangtze River

• Huang He

• Chang Jiang

• Dao

• Zhou

How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?

• They became wealthy.
• They were isolated from other civilizations.
• They made it easier to travel.
• They made China easy to be attacked.

Shang artists often made remarkable pieces of pottery and sculptures using both ___________.

• quarts and ruby.

• straw and grass.

• paper and glass.

• jade and bronze.

What did Shang rulers use to seek advice on important issues from their ancestors?

• jade discs

• bronze weapons

• oracle bones

• cowrie shells

What Chinese dynasty came before the Zhou dynasty?

• a. Tang

• b. Shang

• c. Han

• d. Ming

According to the Mandate of Heaven, a ruler would stay in power as long as he...?

• Obeys the priests
• controlled an army
• governed justly and truly
• conquered new territories

What did the ancient Chinese place the greatest amount of value on?

• gold

• silk

• family

• food

What two major religions were established during the Zhou rule?

• a. Buddhism and Hinduism

• b. Confucianism and Buddhism

• c. Christianity and Daoism

• d. Confucianism and Daoism