Ch 6 Test Ancient History

What major desert lies in Northern China?

• Sahara Desert
• Kalahari Desert
• Gobi Desert
• Atacama Desert

How did the physical features of China affect China's history?

• China's physical features only affected its climate.
• China's geography had no impact on its history.
• China's geography led to cultural diversity, and brought much of Asia together

• China's mountains isolated it from much of the outside world and made it difficult for leaders to control their subjects

What two major rivers flow from west to east in China?

• Mekong River and the Mississippi River

• Huang He River and Chang Jiang River

• Ganges River and Gobi River

• Amazon River and Nile River

What was the first Chinese dynasty?

• Xia Dynasty
• Han Dynasty
• Zhou Dynasty
• Shang Dynasty

How was social order organized under the Shang Dynasty?

• Royal family and nobles, artisans, and farmers.

• Farmers, nobles and artisans

• Royals, farmers, nobles

• Social order was based on wealth alone.

Bones used by Chinese priests to predict things were known as what?

• divination stones
• sacred tablets
• oracle bones
• fortune scrolls

Chinese dynasties often claimed that their power came from the heavens, this idea was known as what?

• Divine Hierarchy of Kings

• Celestial Authority
• Heavenly Authority

• Mandate of Heaven

Which of the following best describes the fall of the Zhou empire?

• Economic prosperity and stability
• Their emperor died

• The mongols conquered them

• Warring States Period

Who was the man who thought that China was overrun with rude and dishonest people and called for a return to ethics and moral values?

• Laozi
• Zhuangzi
• Confucius
• Mencius

Daoism stressed living in harmony with what?

• the self
• the Dao
• the universe
• the elements