China Lessons 1-3

Physical barriers of the Taklimakan, Gobi, Himalayas, mountains to the south, and the Pacific Ocean isolated China

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• False

Around 1700 BCE, a powerful ruler from one of the kingdoms founded the Zhou dynasty, which lasted some 600 years

• True

• False

The Shang kept power within the family

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• False

Shang kings and priests used oracle bones to tell the future and record important events

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• False

Shang writing included pictographs

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• False

Zhou king placed family members in charge of states, which strengthened ties with local nobles

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• False

Last Zhou ruler was overthrown in 256 BCE

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• False

Zhou achievements improved agriculture, trade, and warfare

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• False

Spirits of ancestors were thought to protect and guide the people, if honored

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• False

The book of Confucianism is the Dao De Jing

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• False