Shang and Zhou Review

How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth?

• They read old books

• They found artifacts

• They learned the language

• They asked Chinese elders

In the Shang civilization, Anyang was the

• chief ruler

• capital city

• royal army

• state religion

The word craftsworker is a synonym for

• noble

• artisan

• lord

• peasant

Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from

• iron

• stone

• bone

• bronze

What is bronze made from?

• A mixture of gold and copper

• A mixture of silver and copper

• A mixture of silver and gold

• A mixture of copper and tin

What is a clan?

• A large group of interrelated families

• A prediction that comes from a god or ancestor

• A series of rulers from the same family

• A nation that has conquered and rules another nation

Which of these Shang people would have had the lowest social status?

• merchants

• jade carvers

• stonemasons

• grain farmers

What is this object?

• Oracle bone

• Basin

• Vessel

• Terrace

What often happened to spoeple the Shang captured in wars?

• They married into the royal family

• They worked on construction, as slaves

• They were given land to start new farms

• They learned the skills to become artisans

For what purposes would a Shang king most likely use an oracle bone?

• To serve a ceremonial meal

• To make music for his family

• To send messages to nobles

• To seek advice from his ancestors