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China geography/Shang QUIZ

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a Shang achievement?

a)

paper

b)

writing system

c)

oracle bones

d)

bronze vessels and jade knives

2.
Line of rulers from the same family is a 
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
dynasty
c)
hierarchy
d)
democracy
3.
What was the name of China's FIRST dynasty?
a)
Shang
b)
Zhou
c)

Han

d)

Qin

4.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
5.

Which river is nicknamed China's Sorrow due to its catastrophic flooding?

a)

Nile River

b)

Yangtzi River

c)

Yellow River

6.

One of the physical barriers that separates China from its northern neighbors is

a)

Zagros Mountains

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

7.
Near what geographical feature have civilizations started?
a)
desert
b)
oceans
c)
rivers
d)
glaciers
8.

The area in red is a flat elevated area in China where most of the country's rivers originate from. What's it called?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Taklamakan Desert

c)

Plateau of Tibet

d)

Himalayas

9.

What river is the arrow pointing at?

a)

Yangtzi

b)

Huang He

c)

Yellow

d)

Mississippi

10.
What mountain range is located in southern China?  (hint: it runs along the border between China and India) In the area of the arrow is pointing.
a)
Rockies
b)
Ozark
c)
Himalayan
d)
Alps
11.

What was the natural barrier to the EAST of China?

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Pacific Ocean

12.

Which is the correct social order of the Shang?

a)

kings

nobles and ruling family

warriors

artisans

farmers

slaves

b)

king

warriors

artisans

farmers

slaves

c)

nobles

warriors

artisans

farmers

slaves

d)

king

nobles and ruling family

farmers

artisans

slaves

13.
How was Chinese civilization affected by mountains and deserts?
a)
They became wealthy.
b)
They were isolated from other civilizations.
c)
They made it easier to travel.
d)
They made China easy to be attacked.
14.
Where is China? 
a)

Northwest Asia

b)

Southern Asia

c)

Northern Africa

d)

Europe

15.

Which dynasty lasted for 800 years?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Qin

d)

Han

16.

What was the Mandate of Heaven?

a)

Approval from the heavens to rule the kingdom

b)

Approval from the king to rule the kingdom

c)

Fights between rival families

d)

The mandate to force everyone to worship only one god