8B Early China Quiz

What natural (physical) features of China do NOT help explain why the region has so little farmland?

• Huang He Valley

• Himalayan Mountains

• Taklimakan Desert

• Plateau of Tibet

What is loess?

• Bamboo

• Rice

• Soil

• Dynasty

Who owned most of the land in Shang China?

• Artisans

• Farmers

• Aristocrats

• Merchants

What lustrous Chinese fabric was much admired for its shine and traded by the Chinese?

• Silk 

• Wool

• Cotton

• Loess

What river is called a “cradle of Chinese civilization”?

• Yangtze

• Chao Praya

• Huang He

• Perfume

A century is a period of how many years?

• 10

• 50

• 500

• 100

Which of the following was the first Chinese dynasty?

• Qin

• Shang

• Zhou

• Wong

Which of the following was the longest lasting Chinese Dynasty?

• Qin

• Shang

• Zhou

• Wong

Zhou kings claimed that they ruled China because they had the Mandate of _________, a belief that their right to rule came from the gods.

• Heaven

• Magic

• Power

• Peace

 T/F: The Shang kings believed they received their power to rule from the gods