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'6.2: The Shang Dynasty' Notes Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Before the Shang came to power in ancient China, rival clans fought for control of the ___________.

a)

Huang He Valley

b)

Shang Jiang Basins

c)

North China Sea

d)

Tibetan Plateau

2.

Where did archaeologists discover ruins that included a palace, temple, houses, and artisan workshops in 1928?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Anyang

c)

Beijing

d)

Hong Kong

3.

What did archaeologists discover underneath the palace at Anyang?

a)

elephant remains

b)

a massive hidden chamber

c)

piles of gold

d)

human remains

4.

Who was at the center of a Shang chariot?

a)

the driver

b)

the spear carrier

c)

the archer

d)

the swordsman

5.

____________ were used for labor or human sacrifices.

a)

Prisoners of war

b)

Farmers

c)

Stonemasons

d)

Nobles

6.

What did nobles receive in exchange for supplying weapons, soldiers, and chariots?

a)

cowrie shells

b)

bronze

c)

land

d)

livestock

7.

What was used as money during the Shang Dynasty?

a)

turtle shells

b)

emeralds

c)

cowrie shells

d)

bronze coins

8.

Which was the largest group in Shang society?

a)

farmers

b)

slaves

c)

artisans

d)

traders

9.

Which of the following animals did Shang farmers NOT raise?

a)

chickens

b)

pigs

c)

cattle

d)

llamas

10.

Shang religion centered on what concept?

a)

hunting

b)

ancestor worship

c)

human sacrifices

d)

yin and yang

11.

Kings used __________ to make big decisions, like when to hunt, where to build cities, and whether to go to war.

a)

oracle bones

b)

cowrie shells

c)

human sacrifices

d)

ouija boards

12.

The earliest Shang writing was _________, which means that images stood for objects.

a)

logographic

b)

alphabetic

c)

pictographic

d)

characteristic

13.

________ was used to make Shang tools of war, including arrowheads, spearheads, ax heads, and armor.

a)

Iron

b)

Bronze

c)

Titanium

d)

Tin

14.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that the Shang Dynasty came to an end?

a)

constant warfare weakened the military

b)

extravagant spending by the king and nobles hurt the economy

c)

the Huns attacked from the north

15.

Which of the following was the frontier state that took power from the Shang?

a)

the Xia

b)

the Zhou

c)

the Han

d)

the Qin