Ancient Civilizations Quiz

Why did ancient people settle near the Yellow River?

• It was a trade route

• It had gold mines

• It was good for farming rice

• It had many cities

What type of government did the Shang dynasty have?

• Democracy

• Feudalism

• Absolute Monarchy

• Republic

How were decisions made using oracle bones?

• The king asked the people to vote

• Priests picked answers from scrolls

• Choices were written on bones which were heated until they cracked

• A council of lords debated each choice

What can we learn from oracle bones?

• How peasants built houses

• What food people ate

• The problems and decisions of kings

• How coins were made

In the Zhou dynasty, what role did lords play?

• They were farmers

• They ruled over parts of land given by the king

• They worked as traders

• They were soldiers only