Indus/China River Valley

Some early civilizations explained natural and human phenomena as being caused by the actions of many gods. What is this belief system called?

• animism

• monotheism

• polytheism

• deism

Society in ancient river valley civilizations was characterized by –

• democratic systems where everyone was equal

• rigid class systems where slavery was accepted

• nomadic hunters and gatherers

• small tribes that were isolated

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro

came into existence around 2600 BCE

created in grid format with large city blocks

buildings made with strong materials

evidence of sophisticated plumbing and drainage

What does this list show about the settlements of the Indus River Valley civilization?

•   they were probably planned and overseen by organized governments

•   they were set up randomly by farmers with unreliable materials

• there were no towns in the Indus River Valley civilization

•   Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were the only two cities in the Indus River Valley

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What major river was located in the Chinese River Valley? 

• Huang He River

• Nile River

• Ganges River

• Euphrates River

Why was the Huang He so important to the survival of the ancient Chinese?

• it never flooded

• it over-flooded every year

• it usually flooded enough to bring rich loess to the fields

• it was the main way to travel from Beijing to Macao

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of ancient Chinese feudalism?

•   lords owned land but promised military support for their emperor

•   the system became the main ranking system in ancient Chinese society

•   as lords grew richer and more powerful, they often fought each other

•   the system was only observed in the lands actually owned by the emperor

What became the most widely used material in weapons during the Zhou Dynasty?

• bronze

• iron

• platinum

• gold

Priests in ancient China exercised one of the first forms of writing in the world on which of the following materials in order to ask the spirit of their ancestors questions?

• papyrus

• oracle bones

• sandstone

• terracotta

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the Zhou had the right to overthrow the Shang because the Zhou were more pure than Shang leaders

natural disasters and other misfortunes were signs that a dynasty had lost divine right to rule

as corruption and disaster began to plague dynasties, they should be replaced by fresh, new dynasties

this regular rise and fall of ruling families was called the "dynastic cycle"

What is the best title for the list above?

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• The Mandate of Heaven

Which form of government conquered many peoples and ruled over them?

• dynasty

• hereditary

• empire

• city-state