Zhou Dynasty

The Zhou Dynasty replaced the _____________ dynasty as the 3rd dynasty of Ancient China.

• Shang

• Xia

• Qin

• Han

What was the name of the battle in which the Zhou were able to defeat the Shang?

• The Battle of Muye

• The Battle at Marathon

• The Battle of Yin

• The Battle of Zhou

The Zhou army was split into ______ major sections.

• three

• four

• two

• five

It was during the Zhou dynasty that China entered its _______ Age.

• Bronze

• Stone

• Iron

• Technological

What two popular inventions were invented during the Zhou dynasty?

• The compass and the kite

• The game of chess and the radio

• The audiobook and the cell phone

• The compass and chess

Zhou historians created some of the first geographical _______ of China.

• textbooks

• maps

• irrigation

• records

Being primarily a farming civilization, the Zhou understood the importance of ___________ to improve crop yields.

• equipment

• rain

• fertilizer

• people

The Zhou created the _________________, which is the idea that the emperor was handpicked by God.

• The Mandate of the People

• The Mandate of God

• The Mandate of the Terra-cotta Warriors

• The Mandate of Heaven

What two signs of the Mandate were viewed as signs that God was losing confidence in their emperor?

• natural disasters and other flooding

• natural disasters or famines

• great crop yields and new crops being planted

• The number of times the emperor appeared in public

What would happen to the Mandate of Heaven after an emperor was overthrown?

• It would vanish

• A new mandate was created with a different name

• The mandate would then be passed to a new ruler

• The mandate would simply stay with the emperor that was overthrown