Final Ancient China Test

For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?

• to serve as a ceremonial meal
• to make music for his family
• to send messages to the nobles
• to ask for advice from ancestors

What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?

• Shang
• Zhou
• Hanfeizi
• Huang He

Line of rulers from the same family

• Legalism
• long Chinese line
• filial piety
• dynasty

Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from

• iron 
• stone
• bones
• bronze

A symbol in a writing system based on pictures

• ideograph
• pictograph
• bureaucracy
• currency

Early civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China have one thing in common.....

• each civilization flourished despite harsh desert conditions
• we know little about them due to catastrophic natural disasters
• they were founded along rivers and fertile valleys
• their coastal locations allowed them to trade with the Roman Empire

What is the central idea of Daoism

• Duty to community
• Living in harmony with nature
• Enforcing laws with harsh punishments
• Humans are naturally evil

Confucius a very famous ____________, in Ancient China

• emperor
• philosopher
• army leader
• god

How did the mountains and deserts affect China's civilization?

• providing rich soil for Chinese farmers
• made it difficult for invaders to enter
• made it easier to trade with other countries

Which two rivers influenced Chinese civilizations?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile and Tigris

• Indus and Yellow

• Yangtze and Yellow