Ancient China Geography

What is the longest river in China?

• Nile River

• Huang He (Yellow River)

• Amazon River

• Chang River (Yangtze River)

What are the two great deserts of China?

• Kalahari and Sonoran

• Sahara and Arabian

• Taklimakan and Gobi

• Mojave and Namib

What dynasty is considered to be the earliest in China?

• Qin Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

• Zhou Dynasty

What were Oracle Bones used for?

• Musical instruments

• Cooking utensils

• Telling the future

• Building materials

What material did the Shang Dynasty use for metalworking?

• Iron

• Gold

• Silver

• Bronze

How did the Yellow River get its name?

• First Chinese emperor named it.

• Soil from the Sahara Desert turns the river yellow.

• Soil from the Gobi Desert turns the river yellow.

• A native fish named the yellowfin tuna lives there.

A ruling family could also be called

• dynasty

• clan

• tribe

• monarchy

The Shang Dynasty was

• China's longest dynasty.

• China's oldest dynasty.

• China's most studied dynasty.

• China's first dynasty.

What is another name for the Huang-He River?

• The Orange River
• The Yangtze River
• The Yellow River
• The Short River

Which are the two major rivers that flow through China?

• The Yellow and Red Rivers

• The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

• The Yangtze and East Rivers

• The Yingtze ane Yangtze Rivers