Ancient China

Oracle bones were used by the Chinese to....

• Tell fortunes

• To play with

• Make toys out of

• Make weapons

China was isolated because of

• Dynastic cycles

• The Mandate of Heaven

• The acceptance of Confucianism

• Natural Barriers

Which is not located in China?

• Gobi Desert

• Nile River

• Huang River

• Himalayas

Why does the Huang River have a distinctive yellow color?

• Yellow flowers grow on its banks.

• Yellow silt is dissolved in the river water.

• It reflects the yellow light of the sun.

• It reflects the yellow light of the moon.

Why has the Huang River been called "China's Sorrow"?

• The river runs through both the desert and the loess valley.

• The river's tributaries pick up and carry large amounts of silt.

• The river is light blue, the same color as human tears.

• The river's flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.

Which was an important product of the Zhou economy?

• bones

• pottery

• silk

• gold

Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall of China?

• help trade between nations

• control flooding

• to help with building roads

• protect the empire from northern invaders

A device to tell the time of day.

• Seismograph

• Sundial

• Oracle Bones

• bronze castings

The idea that heaven chose China's ruler and gave him or her power.

• Daoism

• Mandate of Power

• Mandate of Heaven

• Confucianism

First known dynasty in China.

• Qin Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty