Unit 6: Ancient China Test Review

Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than in Inner China?

• The land was in smaller estates in Outer China.

• The roads were more dangerous in Inner China.

• The climate was more extreme in Outer China.

• The invasions drove farmers away in Inner China.

How did the natural vegetation of the Northeastern Plain affect the lives of ancient settlers there?

• Fruit trees attracted settlement around oases.

• Varieties of plant life encouraged raising crops.

• Prairie grass provided food for horses and sheep.

• Dense woods supported hunting and gathering.

How did the Huang He most influence settlement near its banks?

• By flooding dangerously, it kept people at a distance.

• By carrying boats of raiders, it drove households away.

• By fertilizing the soil, it attracted communities of farmers.

• By swarming with fish, it led to the growth of fishing villages.

Because rice requires warm, wet weather, where did the ancient Chinese develop rice fields?

• the North China Plain

• the Northeastern Plateau

• the Chang Jiang Basins

• the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau

What protected Inner China from invasion from the northwest?

• wide rivers

• grassy plains

• barren deserts

• high mountains

What led archaeologists to conclude that the Shang believed in life after death?

• figuring out the characters carved into bones

• seeing pots used for ceremonies in the temples

• finding food and weapons buried with kings

• studying the position in which bodies were laid out

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

• ...iron.

• ...stone.

• ...bronze.

• ...bones.

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

• to serve a ceremonial meal

• to make music for his family

• to ask advice from his ancestors

• to send messages to the nobles

In the later years of the Zhou dynasty, what condition in China led to new philosophies?

• wealth

• feudalism

• disorder

• democracy

According to belief in the Mandate of Heaven, earthquakes and floods might be signs that:

• the end of the world was near

• the people did not obey the laws

• the king did not govern well

• the natural world ignored humans