Yellow River Civilization

What was the problem with China's Yellow River Civilization?

• There were diseases in the water

• It flooded in the Spring and was deadly

• The people believed the river was evil

• The people believed the river was sacred

The Xia Dynasty was the first major Chinese kingdom on the Yellow River. What was the main purpose of the Xia?

• To invade other parts of China for safety

• To create powerful armies to stop the

• To sell the crops to India and other locations

• To control the flooding by building dams

What did the Xia use to predict the flooding of the Yellow River?

• Tortoise shells with writing on them

• Cow bones

• They studied the stars

• They studied the river looking for signs that a flood was coming

What were the tortoise shell bones called?

• Worry beads

• Promise shells

• Oracle bones

• Prediction shells

Which of the following animals were domesticated in China along the banks of the Yellow River?

Pick 3

• horses

• pigs

• chickens

• geese

The Zhou Dynasty replaced the Xia and they also tried to control the Yellow River flooding. What did they create that was also used to predict the flooding?

• They prayed to their ancestors

• the studied when animals behaved strangely

• an earthquake and flood predictor

• a fairly accurate calendar

The Zhou tried to build irrigation _______ to disperse some of the flood waters from the Chinese rivers.

• canals

• walls

• monuments

• castles

The kings of the Zhou Dynasty claimed they were picked by the gods and the gods smiled on them. They demanded people obey them for this reason and the gods would smile on them. What was this called?

• The Laws of Heaven

• The Royal Kings

• Kingdom of the Gods

• Mandate of Heaven

What did the people believe when bad things happened like floods or attacks and the emperor couldn't stop it?

• The gods were testing the peoples' loyalty to the king

• The gods no longer smiled on or liked the king

• There were new gods

• The king was being tested

Confucius said that everyone should obey the father or male leader in the house. This would create stability for the family. Confucius also said that the ______ should be obeyed as long as he was a moral and honest person.

• king/emperor

• mayor

• governor

• soldier