Ancient China - Ch. 6 Test

Ancient China was separated from the rest of the world by ___________.

• mountains

• deserts

• ocean

• All of these answers are correct.

Why did the Chinese name their land the Middle Kingdom?

• They thought their land was in the center of Asia.

• They thought their land was in the center of the earth.

List the Chinese dynasties in the correct order.

• Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han

• Zhou, Shang, Qin, Han

• Shang, Zhou, Han, Qin

• Shang, Qin, Han, Zhou

Select all correct answers.

The Chinese settled along the Huang He River. It was also known as ___________.

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Yellow River

• China's Sorrow

True or False

The Shang people believed that their kings had magical powers that allowed them to punish or help people.

• True

• False

Why did the Huang He River become known as "China's Sorrow" ?

• The Chinese emperor died in the Huang He River.

• The flood waters from the river killed many people and destroyed crops.

• Many Chinese soldiers died in battle trying to gain control of the river.

China's culture was built around _____________.

• a strong educcation system

• a strong government

• a strong military

• strong family relationships

• strong teachers and philosophers

The people of the Zhou dynasty developed ________________.

• a system of writing using pictographs

• rain and snow gauges

• coins to be used by the entire empire

• None of these answers are correct.

True or False

Oracle bones were used to find answers to questions about the future.

• True

• False

True or False

The cracks on the oracle bones were interpreted by the father of the household.

• True

• False