WorksheetsCh.7 S.1 Part 2 Shang Dynasty
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which dynasty do historians think made up the first rulers of China?
The Orb
The Wing
Xia
None of the above
Who ruled from about 1750 B.C.E to about 1045 B.C.E.? How many years was that?
The Shang, 705 years
The Zhou, 750 years
The Shang, 750 years
The Zhou, 705 years
What was the first Chinese city?
Beijing
Tokyo
Anyang
Peking
Who did the Shang kings chose to rule over their kingdom's territories?
artisans
warlords
viceroys
None of the above
The warlords and the royal officials were the nobles whose wealth came from the land they owned. What word was given in the reading that associated with them?
aristocats
aristocrats
associates
None of the above
In China, few people were traders and artisans. Who made up most of China's population?
traders
priests
slaves
None of the above
In Shang China the spirits were believed to live in _________, ___________, and _____________.
(a)
The Chinese still remember their ancestors by going to temples and burning small paper copies of ________ and ________.
(Check all that apply)
pictures of loved ones
clothing
food
None of the above.
Fu Hao was China's first ________ ________?
(a)
Kings asked for the god's help by using _______ _______. Priests would scratch questions on them and then put metal rods in them causing them to crack. Then, the priests would read the cracks to tell the future.
(a)
What are pictographs?
Ancient family pictures.
Characters in Chinese writing that stand for objects.
Characters that combine two characters to make meaning.
None of the above,
What are ideographs?
Characters in Chinese writing that stand for objects.
Characters in Chinese writing that are combined to make one meaning.
Ancient Family Pictures
None of the above.
The Chinese use some characters to stand for sounds, but most characters stand for (a) .
The Shang are best known for what type of metal work?
silver
copper
gold
None of the above
Using _____worms the Shang farmers developed _____ that their weavers used to make colorful clothing.
(a)
