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The Shang Dynasty

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many years did the Shang dynasty last for?

a)

5

b)

55

c)

555

d)

5555

2.

Which dynasty came before the Shang dynasty?

a)

Qin

b)

Zhou

c)

Xia

d)

Han

3.

Which dynasty came after the Shang dynasty?

a)

Xia

b)

Qin

c)

Han

d)

Zhou

4.

What do we call a 'ding' in English?

a)

valley

b)

vessel

c)

volley

d)

victor

5.

Strong wide walls around a city or castle.

a)

exported

b)

excavations

c)

ramparts

d)

imitation

6.

The Monkey King wants to live forever - he wants .......

a)

besiege

b)

immortality

c)

conquered

d)

orbit

7.

In 1899 a Chinese man called ____ ______ bought some “dragon bones”.

a)

Wang Yirong

b)

Wong Yirang

c)

Yirong Wong

d)

Yirang Wong

8.

He was an expert with Chinese _________, and he noticed that the bones were carved with ancient writing.

a)

landscape paintings

b)

maths puzzles

c)

board games

d)

alphabets

9.

They found it was about the kings of the Shang dynasty, who lived in China ,__ years ago.

a)

3,000

b)

4,000

c)

5,000

d)

9,999

10.

The bones showed they were real people - the first Chinese people to write their _______ down.

a)

plans

b)

shopping lists

c)

banter

d)

history

11.

When Lady Fu Hao died,  Wu Ding had a ______ tomb made for her, filled with treasures.

a)

enormous

b)

basic

c)

boring

d)

lavish

12.

This modern statue of the _______ _____ Lady Fu Hao stands near her tomb in Yinxu.

a)

crouching tiger

b)

hidden dragon

c)

warrior queen

d)

army general

13.

The ____ took over all the Shang lands, and expanded them into an even bigger empire.

a)

Qin

b)

Xia

c)

Zhou

d)

Han

14.

The Shang ______ ______ also became the basis of modern Chinese written characters.

a)

landscape painting

b)

writing system

c)

portrait painting

d)

Tik Tok

15.

The man who first recognized the ancient Chinese writing on the the “dragon bones” was named Wang Yirong .

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

The Shang dynasty is divided into four main eras, based on where the capital city was at the time.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

While Shang kings ruled in China, the Aztec people were in México.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Stonehenge is a huge stone monument in Wales, built several thousand years ago.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

According to legend, the Shang was once a clan ruled over by the ancient Xia dynasty.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

The Shang eventually grew to control a larger area than the Xia.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

Worshipping ancestors is very rare around the world.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Cowrie shells came from the mountains.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

The Chinese still use a ________ similar to the Shang's.

a)

atlas

b)

calendar

c)

encyclopedia

d)

dictionary

24.

The Last leader of the Shang dynasty was named Di Xin.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

For the final battle, King Wu of the Zhou dynasty charged on Di Xin in the great Battle of ____, near Yin.

a)

Maye

b)

Miye

c)

Muye

d)

Moye