Chapter 7 - Section 1 Review

Which of the following is a desert that formed part of China’s natural barriers?

• the Himalaya

• the Taklimakan

• the Tian Shan

• the Pamir

In the beginning of its growth, _______________ somewhat isolated, or cut off, China’s civilization from much of the rest of the world.

• bodies of water

• mountains

• deserts

• natural barriers

All of the following describe the Huang He river EXCEPT...

• Also called Yellow River

• unpredictable course

• lies in northern China

• predictable course

The area between the Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers, called the ____________________, is the birth place of Chinese civilization.

• West China Plain

• East China Plain

• South China Plain

• North China Plain

What is another name for the Chang Jiang River?

• Yangtze River

• Tigris River

• Yellow River

• Indus River

According to Chinese tradition, a ruler named Yu learned to control the floodwaters of the _______​​ , helped create the Xia, or first dynasty. ​

• Huang He

• Chang Jiang

• Nile

• Tigres

The first dynasty for which EVIDENCE DOES EXIST is the ________.

• Liangzhu

• Shang

• Xia

• Zhou

All of the following apply to the Shang Dynasty, EXCEPT,

• emerged along the banks of the Chang Jiang

• emerged along the banks of the HuangHe

• first dynasty for which evidence does exist

• most skilled metalworkers at the time

What is the longest ruling dynasty, lasting about 800 years?

• Shang

• Xia

• Zhou

• Yu

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

• It emphasized living in harmony with nature and the Dao.

• the belief that a king could rule only as long as the gods believed him worthy

• the result of the dynastic cycle

• a philosophy that encouraged a strong government and laws