Unit 6: Ancient China

The earliest Chinese civilization first developed near which of the following location?

• Hung He River

• Tibetan Plateau

• Yangtze River

• Gobi Desert

The right to rule in ancient Chinese dynasties was called--

• divine right of kings

• mandate of heaven

• will of the gods

• ancestral worship

Which of the following was not a natural barrier to invasion for ancient China?

• Huang He River

• Gobi Desert

• Pacific Ocean

• Himalaya Mountains

This object was used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods and ancestors. It was called--

• a Holy Text

• an Analect

• the Scripture

• an Oracle Bone

Filial piety is--

• children's respect and honor towards their elders

• the ultimate state and goal of Buddhism

• a period of peace between wars

• authority to rule from the gods

All of the following were ancient Chinese inventions made during the Shang & Zhou Dynasties EXCEPT--

• bronze & iron weapons

• pi

• jade pottery

• cross bow

The largest social class throughout Chinese history was--

• the merchants

• the samurai

• the peasants

• the nobles

The ancient Chinese & ancient Mesopotamian & ancient Egyptian & ancient Indus civilizations all--

• developed in areas with many protective barriers

• practiced a purely monotheistic religion

• instituted the beginnings of democratic government

• started in locations that had fertile soil