8.1 Quiz Review

What benefit did both the Huang He and the Chiang Jiang provide for the people of China?

• Protection from invaders

• Passage to nearby desserts

• Rich soil for farming

• trade routes

Which was not a way that the Shang dynasty grew more powerful?

• The king used large armies to defend the kingdom's boarders.

  
  

• The king appointed warlords to govern local territories.

  
  

• The king ruled over all the land and took part in battles.

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

• The belief that mandates are holy laws.

• The belief that the right to rule came from the gods

• The belief that one's ancestors are involved in government.

  
  

• The belief that mandates are holy laws.

  
  

What new technology was develped during the Zhou Dynasty?

• Silk worms to make clothing

• melted coal to make works of art

  
  

• New systems to irrigate land

• channels to block flood waters

  
  

Who built the first cities in China?

• Shang

• Zhou

• Xia

• Yu the Great

Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow"?

• Because it's dirty and polluted

• Because it's yellow

• because it is now dried up

  
  

• because it's flooding has caused destruction and death

  
  

What is loess?

• A channel in China

• a technological advancement of the Shang dynasty

• a fine silt

• a product made from silk

What does "Dao" mean?

• The Way

• Wisdom

• Warlord

• Aristocrat

A person who someone is descended from is called a(n)

• aristocrat

• ancestor

• descendant

a character that represents a picture

• ideagraph

• letter

• pictograph