Early Chinese Civilizations Quiz

When do historians consider the beginning of Chinese civilization?

• Over 6000 years ago

• Over 5000 years ago

• Over 4000 years ago

• Over 3000 years ago

Which dynasty claimed to rule by a Mandate of Heaven?

• Shang dynasty

• Qin dynasty

• Zhou dynasty

• Xia dynasty

What led to increased food production under the Zhou dynasty?

• Manufacturing and trade

• Cavalry

• Advanced weapons

• Irrigation and improved farming methods

What caused the collapse of the Zhou dynasty?

• Increased food production

• Powerful states with advanced weapons

• Development of Chinese philosophies

• Population growth

Which Chinese philosophy focused on the immediate world and offered an alternative path to an orderly society?

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Buddhism

Who helped govern the vast kingdom during the Shang dynasty?

• Peasants

• Aristocratic warlords

• Merchants

• Scholars

What emerged within the kingdom toward the end of the Zhou dynasty?

• Increased food production

• Powerful states with advanced weapons

• Development of Chinese philosophies

• Population growth

What did the peasants do during the Shang dynasty?

• Developed advanced weapons

• Traded with other civilizations

• Farmed the land

• Governed the kingdom

What did the successors to the Shang dynasty claim to rule by?

• Popular vote

• Military power

• Mandate of Heaven

• Divine right

What led to the increase in manufacturing and trade under the Zhou dynasty?

• Population growth

• Increased food production

• Irrigation and improved farming methods

• Powerful states with advanced weapons