Ancient Civ Topic 5 L1

Where did China's first civilization develop?

• on the North China Plain

• along the Chang River

• on the Plateau of Tibet

• in the Gobi Desert

What is loess?

• a fine, dustlike material

• silt that settles on a hilltop

• a grass-covered plain

• a dry wind from the Gobi

By the end of the Shang dynasty, the Chinese had developed a form of writing in which each character represented a

• syllable.

• word or idea.

• letter.

• sound.

How were oracle bones used?

• to predict the future

• to record laws and official decrees

• to teach students how to write

• to pass down dynastic history

The most valued metalwork produced by Shang artisans was made from what material?

• bronze

• copper

• silver

• steel