Ancient Chinese Civilizations

Match the words with the definitions below: dynasty

• right to command

• upper class whose wealth is based on land

• line of rulers in the same family

• appointed government officials

Match the words with the definitions below: aristocrat

• upper class whose wealth is based on land

• appointed government officials

• head of family honored by other members

• people with a similar position in society

Match the words with the definitions below: bureaucracy

• upper class whose wealth is based on land

• appointed government officials

• head of family honored by other members

• people with a similar position in society

Match the words with the definitions below: mandate

• people with a similar position in society

• appointed government officials

• head of family honored by other members

• a right to command

Match the words with the definitions below: social class

• people with a similar position in society

• appointed government officials

• head of family honored by other members

• a right to command

Match the words with the definitions below: acupuncture

• people with a similar position in society

• The ideas of ___ included a duty to participate in government.

• treatment using thin needles

• a right to command

Match the words with the definitions below: Daoism

• people with a similar position in society

• The ideas of ___ included a duty to participate in government.

• head of family honored by other members

• The teachings of Laozi are the basis of ___.

Match the words with the definitions below: Confucianism

• people with a similar position in society

• The ideas of ___ included a duty to participate in government.

• head of family honored by other members

• The teachings of Laozi are the basis of ___.

What geographical features shaped China’s civilizations?

• lakes, hills and oceans

• rivers, mountains and deserts

• rivers, hills and deserts

• lakes, hills and deserts

Why did the Shang rulers become powerful?

• They had a lot of gold and money

• They controlled Asia and Europe

• They controlled land and had strong armies

• They controlled the pacific ocean and had a strong navy