Ancient China

What textile was important to the ancient Chinese?

Which physical feature separates China and India?

Where did the first Chinese civilizations emerge?

• Western China

• Near the Huang He

• on the Tibetan Plateau

• along the Pacific Ocean

Which recurring natural disaster shaped the lives of ancient Chinese people up through the Xia dynasty?

The Zhou Dynasty introduced what concept?

The Zhou Dynasty was organized in a ___________system?

Who was Confucius in ancient China?

Which ideas were supported by the value of filial piety?

• society should be organized based on social status, wealth, occupation, and family connections

• supreme power of the universe can give and take away the right to rule

• children owe a deep respect to their parents

• Dao keeps the world in balance

• a country's ruler should be respected

"The world works according to a natural order," is the core idea of ____________?

Which phrase best describes how oracle bones were used in ancient China?

• to show respect for a parent

• to express feelings through art

• to support the authority

• to seek knowledge through a ceremony