Ancient China

The construction of the Great Wall of China began during the ________ dynasty.

• Zhou

• Shang

• Qin

• Han

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The Shang dynasty used ____________ to predict the future.

• tings

• oracle bones

• bronze medallions

• ancestors' bones

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The ______ desert covers the North side of China.

• Himalayan

• Gobi

• Sahara

• Indian

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The Huang He was sometimes referred to as....

• "China's Gem"

• "China's Life Source"

• "China's Joy"

• "China's Sorrow"

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The Zhou belief that heaven gave the king his right to rule was known as the...

• Ting Prophecy

• Bronze Rule

• Mandate of Heaven

• Ancestors' Fulfillment

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What natural barrier(s) separated China from the rest of the world?

• mountains

• desert

• ocean

• all of the above

Which belief system was not part of Ancient Chinese civilization?

• Taoism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• Huangism

The period in which the Zhou dynasty ruled China was known as the...

• classical age

• ancestor age

• Taoist age

• none of the above

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During ancient times, China referred to itself as the ________________ because they thought they were in the center of the Earth.

• Center Kingdom

• Middle Kingdom

• True Kingdom

• Main Kingdom

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The belief system that thought people were evil and needed strict control was....

• Confucianism

• Legalism

• Taoism

• None of the above

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