Ancient China

Where did civilization FIRST begin in China

• Huang He (Yellow) River

• Yangtze River

• Indus River

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Mountain ranges and rivers acted as a natural source of protection for ancient Chinese civilizations

• TRUE

• FALSE

What geographical features of China kept it separated from the rest of the word? (pick 3)

• The Gobi Desert

• Rainforests

• The Himalayas

• Pacific Ocean

What physical feature helped the Chinese to settle near and survive?

• Himalayan Mountains

• Great Wall of China

• Huang He (Yellow River)

• Desert

Who did the "mandate of heaven" refer to?

• gods

• The emperor

• peasants

• officials and the emperor

In the Mandate of Heaven, where did the kings' right to rule come from?

• the people

• the army

• the bureaucracy

• the gods

Which dynasty was China's first?

• Zhou

• Shang

• Qin

• Han

What is a bureaucracy?

• a person who someone descended from

• a supreme ruler

• appointed officials who help run different parts of the government

• the lowest social class in Ancient China

Who were the least respected in Ancient China's social hierarchy?

• merchants

• artisans

• bureaucrats

• nobles

What is the definition of an ancestor?

• a royal family

• An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended. Usually, it refers to a remote person, rather than the immediate parents or grandparents

• Great Wall of China

• a person who is next in line to rule the government