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Which group of artisans were especially valued in Shang society?

• artisans that made beautiful baskets

• artisans that were skilled in bronze

• artisans that cooked rare delicacies

• artisans that specialized in oracles

For hundreds of years, Western scholars believed that the Shang Dynasty was a legend because

• ancient Chinese texts portrayed it as a mythical place.

• archeologists did not have any solid evidence it existed.

• stories made it seem too advanced for it to be possible.

• people found texts that opposed the idea of its existence.

The Shang kings depended on their strong army to

• battle against their siblings for the throne.

• discipline the farmers, slaves, and servants.

• fight to defend and expand the kingdom

• be sacrificed in religious rituals and burials.

What is significant about the Chinese city Anyang?

• It was where many Shang artifacts were found.

• It is the mythical city in ancient Chinese stories.

• It was the Shang dynasty's most rural area

• It was where the Shang peasants were confined.

What did the Shang do to ensure their kings were served in the afterlife?

• They buried animals, servants, and slaves in the tombs.

• They made each farmer perform an oracle bone ritual

• The nobles had to give up their land for the dead kings.

• They charged farmers a tax to donate to the dead kings.

What Shang group was the highest-ranking, after the king and his relatives?

• bronze artisans

• traders

• farmers

• nobles

The Shang dynasty started in what region of China?

• Yangtze River Valley

• Huang He River Valley

• Gobi Desert

• Tibetan Plateau

What was one of the most popular past time of Shang nobles?

• Hunting

• Feasting

• Dancing

• Singing

What item did Shang kings use to tell the future?

• Oracle Bones

• Tea Leaves

• Tarot Cards

• Crystal Ball

A dynasty is __________.

• an emperor

• a succession of rulers from the same family

• a country that is ruled by one royal family