Ancient China - Dynasties and Social Class

What is feudalism?

• People would pay to live and work on nobles farms so they didn't have to work in the military.

• People would receive land and protection from a lord if he/she worked on their land, paid taxes and enlisted in the military.

• People would receive food and protection from lords by working for free on the land.

• The mandate of heaven that exists.

A dynasty is defined as?

• A system of government, defined by a series of rulers from the same family.

• An individual who has ruled for thousands of years.

• A system of government, defined by a series of rulers from different family members.

• A system of government that is defined by a series of rulers from different dynasties.

There is contention (argument) over whether 1 of the following Dynasties actually existed. Which dynasty is considered to be not real due to only being founded from 'Secondary Sources'.

• Xia Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

Ancient Chinese Dynasties began in which correct order?

• Zhou, Han, Shang, Qin

• Qin, Han, Shang, Zhou

• Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han.

• Han, Qin, Shang, Zhou

The gong were known as _______ in ancient Chinese society?

• Imperial lords

• Slaves

• Merchants

• Artisans and craftspeople.

The Shang were know as ______ in Ancient Chinese Society?

• Merchants and traders

• Imperial Family

• Slaves

• Artisans and crafts people

The Shi were an elite class which made up 1% of the population. These people were made up of?

• Farmers

• Merchants and traders

• Nobles, Officials and Scholars

• Artisans and craftspeople

Chinese foot binding was used on girls aged 5-11 so that they would be?

• Considered attractive and subservient for their future husbands.

• Considered ugly for their husbands.

• So they would not run away from their family.

• Considered strong and resilient due to the pain they had suffered.

What is a dowry?

• Money that the husbands family must use to pay for the wedding for the bride.

• Money and or property that a husband or his family must pay to his wife's family when they get married.

• Money and or property that in some societies, a family must pay to her husband when they get married.

• Money and or property that in some societies, a wife or her family must pay to her husband when they get married.

Some key achievements of the Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 BCE) were?

• Used the banks of the yellow river to grow crops.

• Expanded their territory through war.

• Discovered bronze and used this to make tools and weapons.

• Strengthened the feudal system.