Ancient China Quiz

Where did China’s first civilization develop?

• along the Chang River

• on the North China Plain

• on the Plateau of Tibet

• in the Gobi Desert

What is loess?

• a grass-covered plain

• a dry wind from the Gobi

• a fine, dustlike material

By the end of the Shang dynasty, the Chinese had developed a form of writing in which each character represented a

• sound

• letter

• syllable

• word or idea

How were oracle bones used?

• to predict the future

• to teach students how to write

• to record laws and decrees

• to pass down history

The most valued metalwork produced by Shang artisans were made from what material?

• copper

• silver

• bronze

• steel

How did the Zhou king control his vast kingdom?

• He killed all the nobles.

• He destroyed all traces of Shang culture.

• He shared power with warlords.

• He placed family members in charge of regions.

The fall of the Zhou dynasty led to

• a period of warfare and chaos.

• the rise of the Shang dynasty.

• the start of the dynastic cycle.

• the growth of new cities.

What did Zhou artisans discover?

• how to mold bronze into farm tools

• how to decipher oracle bones

• how to make silk cloth

• how to make iron

Zhou rulers claimed that they had won the Mandate of Heaven because they

• brought the Warring States period to an end.

• were victorious over the Shang dynasty.

• were chosen as rulers by Shang priests.

• served the interests of powerful warlords.

“Son of Heaven” was a name given to

• the most powerful warlord.

• the father of a family.

• the ruler of China.

• an influential Zhou thinker.