Chinese Dynasties

Dynasty

• A spell cast by ancient peoples to ward away evil spirits

• A line of rulers from the same family (hereditary)

• Another word for a "king"

• A disease that impacted the early peoples of China

Logograms

• A form of mathematics used by the early Chinese societies

• An early form of writing uses a written character to represent a word (Chinese language)

• A type of artifact found in ancient Chinese archeological sites

• A musical instrument

Nomads

• People that are settled and grow crops

• People that have all their needs met by conquering

• People that live with no permanent home and move from place to place

• A group of people that existed during the Neolithic era in China

Shang Dynasty

• One of the first Chinese dynasties, and it is the first where there is evidence of its existence

• One of the first Chinese dynasties, but we have no evidence for its existence

• The last Chinese dynasty, known for building the Great Wall of China

Oracle Bones

• Animal bones inscribed with questions for the ancestors to answer

• Animal bones that would be thrown to tell the future

• Animal bones that would be inscribed with questions and the answers would be revealed by writing appearing on them

• Human bones that were used to tell the future

Mandate of Heaven

• Chinese rulers have to be just in order to have the approval of the gods

• Chinese rulers have to be cruel in order to have the approval of the gods

• Chinese rulers were no strangers to love

Ancestor Worship

• Deceased ancestors became part of the spirit world and were asked for advice and could help the living

• Ancestors were ignored and told "you'll never understand us and I don't need your advice"

• Ancestors were considered gods and goddesses

The Shang Dynasty began on the

• North China Plain

• Tibetan Plateau

• Taklamakan Desert

• Himalayas

What did the Shang practice as offering to ancestors or when a ruler died?

• Human Sacrifice

• Yoga

• Chinese Calligraphy

• Making Bronze Tools

What metal did the Shang use that made their armies powerful?

• Bronze

• Copper

• Tin

• Steel