Ancient China

What effect did the physical features of China have on its early development?

• It had no effect at all

• Chinese culture was very distinct as there were fewer outside influences to shape China's culture.

• China struggled to develop its civilization and its culture due to its physical features.

• China was very similar to South Asia and was influenced by the Aryans.

The Ancient Chinese were able to flourish independently and without much interference from outsiders due to...

• their reputation and strength as a military power

• the outsiders not wanting what the Chinese had

• their geography providing many natural barriers

• their rivers being very difficult to navigate

Which of the following statements are true about the climates of China? Check all that apply.

• Western China was dry.

• Northeast China had cold winters and warm summers.

• Most of China had a tropical climate

• Southern China had mild winters and hot, rainy summers.

• The northern part of China was mostly desert and the southern part of China tropical

The first Chinese writing system was created with characters to represent words during which Chinese dynasty?

• Ming

• Shang

• Qin

• Han

The rulers of Ancient China believed that they were destined to rule by the ___________.

• Legalism

• leaders surrendering

• Mandate of Heaven

• reading of oracle bones.

How did the Chinese honor those ancestors who had passed on?

• Funeral parades were held once a year.

• Animals were sacrificed in honor of their ancestors.

• A ceremony passing the oracle bones from one generation to the next was held 3 days after the ancestor died.

• The Chinese did not honor their ancestors at all.

True or False: Early Chinese were polytheistic.

• True

• False

What was the purpose of the oracle bones during the Shang dynasty?

• Whoever possessed the bones was the rightful ruler of the dynasty.

• The bones possessed magical powers.

• The oracle bones were part of the dynastic cycle.

• They received messages from the gods through the oracle bones.

Which of the following are innovations by the Ancient Chinese?

• Paper, Silk, Wheelbarrow

• Planned cities, papyrus, wheel

• Sailboat, Mummification, Sanskrit

• Hieroglyphs, gunpowder, number 0

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