Chinese Dynasties

The right of a Chinese Dynasty to rule with the blessings of the Gods is called...?

• The Mandate of Heaven
• The Dynastic Cycle
• The Heavenly Commandments
• The Oracle Bones

The Mandate of Heaven

• justified the changing of dynasties

• justified rebelling against the ruling family

• justified waging war against neighboring societies

• justified putting down rebellions with swift violence

Along what river did China's earliest civilizations develop?

• Huang He (Yellow)

• Indus

• Yangtze

• Nile

What occurred during the end of the Zhou dynasty?

• Warlords fought throughout China.

• Crop production decreased.

• Cities declined in importance.

• Weak states conquered stronger ones.

Who was the lowest member of the Zhou Dynasty class system?

• Merchants

• Peasants

• Lords

• Warriors

The Zhou Dynasty overthrew what dynasty to take power in China?

• Yamato

• Wu Tang

• Shang

• Han

What battle was fought between the Zhou and Shang Dynasties?

• Battle of Red Cliffs

• Battle of Huang He

• Chinese Civil War

• Battle of Muye

The Shang Dynasty took power in Ancient China by overthrowing this dynasty.

• Yamato

• Zhou

• Xia

• Boston Celtics

The Shang Dynasty accomplished all of the following BUT . . .

• earliest form of Chinese writing — oracle bones

• craftspeople mastered bronze

• Built large cities, expanded the irrigation system

• started the Silk Roads trade

Bones reveal a great deal about what was important to Shang society: They often asked questions about these three things.

• war

• harvests

• childbirth

• flooding of the Yellow River