Quiz on the Shang Dynasty

What is the role of an archaeologist?

• A) A leader of an army.

• B) Someone who finds and studies buried objects to find out about the past.

• C) A family that rule a country or state for many generations.

• D) A mineral that is green in color.

What were oracle bones used for in the Shang Dynasty?

• A) Trading as a kind of money.

• B) Predicting the future.

• C) Melting and mixing copper and tin.

• D) Writing classic Chinese literature.

Who was the first emperor of the Shang Dynasty?

• A) Wu Ding

• B) Fu Hao

• C) Zhou

• D) Tang

What is bronze?

• A) A river in China.

• B) The first metal widely used by humans, made by melting and mixing copper and tin.

• C) A type of shell used for money.

• D) A book of changes.

Which river is mentioned as a major river running across the northeast of China?

• A) Yangtze River

• B) Pearl River

• C) Yellow River

• D) Mekong River

When did the Shang Dynasty begin?

• A) 2400 BCE

• B) 1600 BCE

• C) 1300 BCE

• D) 1046 BCE

Who was Wu Ding?

• A) The last emperor of the Shang Dynasty.

• B) The first emperor of the Shang Dynasty.

• C) A very successful emperor who ruled for 58 years.

• D) A general who led many successful military campaigns.

What event marked the end of the Shang Dynasty?

• A) The 'I-Ching' (Book of Changes) is written.

• B) The Shang Dynasty is defeated.

• C) The tomb of Fu Hao is discovered.

• D) Excavations begin in Anyang.