Unit 5: Ancient China

What is loess?

• A type of fine, wind-blown sediment

• A type of volcanic rock

• A type of marine clay

• A type of glacial till

What is a terrace?

• A flat area on a hillside used for cultivation

• A type of roof

• A type of flooring

• A type of wall

What is a levee used for?

• To prevent flooding

• To generate electricity

• To provide drinking water

• To support bridges

What is double cropping?

• Growing two crops in the same field in one year

• Growing one crop in two different fields in one year

• Growing two crops in two different fields in one year

• Growing one crop in the same field in one year

What does a pictograph represent?

• A pictorial representation of data

• A type of graph that uses lines

• A mathematical equation

• A written description of a process

What is an oracle bone used for?

• Connecting with the dead.

• Cooking

• Writing

• Building

What is a province?

• A region within a country with its own local government

• A type of fruit

• A musical instrument

• A mathematical term

Who is considered an ancestor?

• A person from whom one is descended

• A distant relative

• A family friend

• A neighbor

What is a middleman?

• An intermediary or agent between two parties

• A direct seller to consumers

• A manufacturer of goods

• A final consumer of products

What is nobility?

• A social class normally ranked below the Emperor. Rich people!

• A type of government system where the ruler is elected by the people.

• A form of economic system based on private ownership and free markets.

• A religious belief system that worships multiple deities.