AP S1 U1.1 Flash 2025

The two major rivers in China are the

• Mekong River and Ganges River
• Amazon River and Nile River
• Yangtze River and Yellow River
• Mississippi River and Danube River

In China their early economy was based on _____ production.

• fishing
• textile

• mining
• rice

Geographic Determinism means

• that geography influences human behavior and societal development.

• that technology is the primary driver of societal change.

• that human behavior is solely determined by genetics.

• that climate has no effect on societies.

The earliest known Chinese writing is ______ used for_____.

• seal script; messages

• clay tablet inscriptions; laws

• oracle bone pictographs; divination

• bronze etching; decorations

All of the following became cultural traits of the Chinese by the time of Song Dynasty EXCEPT

• Patriarchal society

• Gift giving

• Divination

• Human sacrifice

• Ancestor worship

One of the worlds greatest land trade routes into China was called the

• Cotton Path
• Silk Road
• Tea Trail
• Spice Route

Early Chinese referred to where they lived as the

• Celestial Empire
• Middle Kingdom
• Far East
• Land of the Rising Sun

In Pre-Song China, Feng Shui developed which was

• a form of the most traditional Chinese cuisine

• a type of martial arts for defense against barbarians

• a type of match-making between young boys and girls

• the ancient art of arranging environments for harmony and balance.

Loess soil, found in the northern areas of China is

• a type of clay soil
• a liquid soil found in wetlands
• a fertile, wind-blown silt soil
• a rocky soil with high mineral content

Ancestor worship in China comes from the belief that

• deceased ancestors continue to exist and influence the living
• deceased ancestors have only a negative impact on the living

• the living must forget their ancestors and move on

• ancestors are reborn as new individuals with the same traits