Ancient Chinese Dynasties

What material was the Shang Dynasty armor and weapons made of?

• gold

• bronze

• iron

• tin

Who were directly under the king on the social pyramid in the Shang Dynasty?

• artisans

• farmers

• nobles

• king's family

What were oracle bones used for during the Shang Dynasty?

• cooking

• telling the future

• pottery

• jewelry

Why was written language important in Chinese history?

• it helped unify the Chinese people

• it forced them to invent paper

• it opened up trade

• it led to a new language

What were the two main materials used by the Shang artists?

• gold and bronze

• iron and paint

• tin and wood

• bronze and jade

Why were bronze making skills important to the Shang Dynasty?

• it helped them to stay in power for over 500 years

• it gave them prettier jewelry

• they were able to make stronger buildings

• bronze allowed them to boil water

What is one reason that did NOT cause the Shang Dynasty to fall?

• the military was weakened by too many wars

• economy was weakened

• the Shang emperor was murdered

• the Zhou armies caught the Shang armies unaware

In the Qin Dynasty, there were three officials per district. They were in charge of all of these except:

• military

• laws and agriculture

• taxes

• emperor's spy

Emperor Qin burned all the books that were about:

• cooking

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Daoism

Emperor Qin standardized (made the same) which of the following:

• weights and measures

• money

• laws for everyone

• all the above