Ch 7 Ancient China - Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

What natural feature separates India from China?

• the Ganges River

• the Himalaya Mountains

• the Gobi Desert

• the Huang He River

What answer choice shows the dynasties in the correct order chronologically?

• Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

• Zhou, Qin, Shang, Han

• Han, Qin, Zhou, Shang

• Qin, Han, Qin again, Zhou

Which dynasty invented the writing system China still uses today?

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

Which dynasty developed the idea of the Mandate of Heaven?

• Shang

• Zhou

• Qin

• Han

How do you pronounce "Zhou"?

• like the word "zoo"

• like "cow" but with a z - "zow"

• like the word "yo" but with a z - "zo"

• like the name "Joe"

The last few centuries of the Zhou dynast were a mess of warring kingdoms; in fact, many historians call this by a separate name - "the Warring States period."

• true

• false

Many big ideas developed during the Zhou dynasty, including (choose all that are correct)

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

• Communism

In Confucianism, relationships are always very important, but they are not always

• real

• equal

• found in nature

• talked about by Confucius

Daosim is a philosophy that focuses on learning from _______ and looking for balance.

• other people

• the emperor

• nature

• Confucius, whose real name is Kong Fu Zi

Legalism is a philosophy that focuses on

• a strong leader who has no rules in his empire

• rules and laws enforced by a strong leader

• total chaos

• family relationships