Unit 4 Chapters 19-21

How did scholars learn that the Shang Dynasty was real and not just a myth?

• They read old books
• They found artefacts
• They learned the language
• They asked Chinese elders

In the Shang Dynasty, Anyang was _____.

• chief ruler
• state religion
• royal army
• capital city

What led archeologists to conclude that the Shang people believed in life after death?

• finding food, weapons, and human remains buried with kings.
• figuring out the writings on oracle bones.
• seeing pots used for ceremonies in temples.
• studying the position the bodies were laid out in.

What helped most Shang kings stay in power?

• use of a powerful army
• magical dragons
• kindness to people
• marriage into powerful families

Shang weapons were strong because artisans made them from ___.

• iron
• stone
• bones
• bronze

Which of these Shang people had the lowest social status?

• merchants
• jade carvers
• stone masons
• grain farmers

What often happened to people the Shang captured during war?

• they married into the royal family
• the worked on construction as slaves
• they were given land to start new farms
• they learned skills to become an artisan

For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?

• to serve a ceremonial meal
• to make music for his family
• to send messages to nobles
• to ask advice from his ancestors

How may the Shang king and his nobles weakened the economy?

• they bought more and more land
• they rarely paid artisans for their work
• they spent too much on their palaces
• they discouraged trade with other regions

How did the Zhou, a frontier state, most affect the Shang dynasty?

• rebels from Zhou overthrew the king
• jade mines in Zhou made the king wealthy
• warriors from Zhou led the royal army
• travellers through Zhou promoted foreign trade