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Ch.7 S.1 Part 2 Shang Dynasty

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which dynasty do historians think made up the first rulers of China?

a)

The Orb

b)

The Wing

c)

Xia

d)

None of the above

2.

Who ruled from about 1750 B.C.E to about 1045 B.C.E.? How many years was that?

a)

The Shang, 705 years

b)

The Zhou, 750 years

c)

The Shang, 750 years

d)

The Zhou, 705 years

3.

What was the first Chinese city?

a)

Beijing

b)

Tokyo

c)

Anyang

d)

Peking

4.

Who did the Shang kings chose to rule over their kingdom's territories?

a)

artisans

b)

warlords

c)

viceroys

d)

None of the above

5.

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?

a)

aristocats

b)

aristocrats

c)

associates

d)

None of the above

6.

In China, few people were traders and artisans. Who made up most of China's population?

a)

traders

b)

priests

c)

slaves

d)

None of the above

7.

In Shang China the spirits were believed to live in _________, ___________, and _____________.

(a)  

8.

The Chinese still remember their ancestors by going to temples and burning small paper copies of ________ and ________.

(Check all that apply)

a)

pictures of loved ones

b)

clothing

c)

food

d)

None of the above.

9.

Fu Hao was China's first ________ ________?

(a)  

10.

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)  

11.

What are pictographs?

a)

Ancient family pictures.

b)

Characters in Chinese writing that stand for objects.

c)

Characters that combine two characters to make meaning.

d)

None of the above,

12.

What are ideographs?

a)

Characters in Chinese writing that stand for objects.

b)

Characters in Chinese writing that are combined to make one meaning.

c)

Ancient Family Pictures

d)

None of the above.

13.

The Chinese use some characters to stand for sounds, but most characters stand for (a)   .

14.

The Shang are best known for what type of metal work?

a)

silver

b)

copper

c)

gold

d)

None of the above

15.

Using _____worms the Shang farmers developed _____ that their weavers used to make colorful clothing.

(a)