Ancient China Lessons 1-3

The Shang Dynasty started in what region of China?

• Yangtze River Valley

• Gobi Desert

• Huang He River Valley

• Tibetan Plateau

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture?

• They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.

• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently.

• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.

Which dynasty took over after the fall of the Shang?

• Qin

• Ming

• Zhou

• Han

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?

• Yangtze and Yellow

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Mississippi and Ganges

• Nile and Amazon

Line of rulers from the same family is a

• cultural diffusian

• filial piety

• dynasty

What were oracle bones used for?

• Building the Great Wall of China

• Cooking

• Telling stories

• Asking for advice from the Gods

What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?

• Huang He

• Zhou

• Shang

• Hanfeizi

The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..

• Trade options

• Interaction with new cultures

• Protection from invaders

Some ancient Chinese inventions are:

• Thermometer and grass

• pennies, weather and socks

• the sundial and papyrus

• silk, bronze and fireworks

_____________ is a type of cloth invented by the Ancient Chinese.

• Silk

• Cotton

• Linen

• Jeans