Social Studies Test 2nd Marking Period (7&8)

The Chinese sometimes call the Huang He ______.

• A.the Middle Kingdom

• B.China's Sorrow

• C.the Gobi

• D.Chang Jiang

Ancient China had frequent contact with the rest of the world.

• A.TRUE

• B.FALSE

China's first dynasty was the ______.

• A.Shang B.Han C.Qin D.Zhou

• B.Han

• C.Qin

• D.Zhou

Early Chinese kings would ask for advice from the gods using ______.

• A.pictographs

• B.ideographs

• C.bronze objects

• D.oracle bones

Rebels lead by Wu Wang overthrew the Shang government in 1045 b.c.

• A.TRUE

• B.FALSE

The Huang He flows from north to south through China.

• A.TRUE

• B.FALSE

Shang artists made beautiful objects out of bronze.

• A.TRUE

• B.FALSE

The Mandate of Heaven meant that ______.

• A.Chinese kings had a divine right to rule

• B.following the Dao was the only way to govern

• C.the Chinese army was destined to succeed in battle

• D.the bureaucracy and the king were required to work together

The Period of the Warring States began in the 400s b.c. as a result of the ______.

• A.fall of the Shang dynasty

• B.division of China into smaller territories

• C.death of Wu Wang

• D.collapse of the Zhou dynasty

Under the Zhou kings, China was divided into smaller territories, each one ruled by an aristocrat.

• A.TRUE

• B.FALSE