Birth of Chinese Civilizations

a noble whose wealth comes from the land owns that was passed down by their ancestors

• ancestor

• aristocrat

• bureaucracy

• ideograph

a person who someone is descended from

• ancestor

• aristocrat

• ideograph

• pictograph

a character that represents a thought or idea and is used in Chinese writing

• bureaucracy

• ideograph

• pictograph

• ancestor

appointed officials who carry out the tasks of the government

• ancestor

• aristocrat

• bureaucracy

• ideograph

Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow"

• because it is dirty and polluted

• because it is yellow in color

• because it is now dried up

• because its flooding has drowned many people

Who built the first cities in China?

• Yu the Great

• the Shang

• the Xia

• the Zhou

In Chinese, what does the Huang He mean?

Rebels lead by the Wu Wang overthrew the Shang government in 1045 B.C.

• True

• False

Shang artists made beautiful objects out of bronze and kaolin.

• True

• False

The Mandate of Heaven meant that ___________.

• the king's right to rule came from the gods

• following the Dao was the only way to govern

• the Chinese army was destined to succeed in battle

• the bureaucracy and the king were required to work together