WorksheetsThe Shang Dynasty
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
How many years did the Shang dynasty last for?
5
55
555
5555
Which dynasty came before the Shang dynasty?
Qin
Zhou
Xia
Han
Which dynasty came after the Shang dynasty?
Xia
Qin
Han
Zhou
What do we call a 'ding' in English?
valley
vessel
volley
victor
Strong wide walls around a city or castle.
exported
excavations
ramparts
imitation
The Monkey King wants to live forever - he wants .......
besiege
immortality
conquered
orbit
In 1899 a Chinese man called ____ ______ bought some “dragon bones”.
Wang Yirong
Wong Yirang
Yirong Wong
Yirang Wong
He was an expert with Chinese _________, and he noticed that the bones were carved with ancient writing.
landscape paintings
maths puzzles
board games
alphabets
They found it was about the kings of the Shang dynasty, who lived in China ,__ years ago.
3,000
4,000
5,000
9,999
The bones showed they were real people - the first Chinese people to write their _______ down.
plans
shopping lists
banter
history
When Lady Fu Hao died, Wu Ding had a ______ tomb made for her, filled with treasures.
enormous
basic
boring
lavish
This modern statue of the _______ _____ Lady Fu Hao stands near her tomb in Yinxu.
crouching tiger
hidden dragon
warrior queen
army general
The ____ took over all the Shang lands, and expanded them into an even bigger empire.
Qin
Xia
Zhou
Han
The Shang ______ ______ also became the basis of modern Chinese written characters.
landscape painting
writing system
portrait painting
Tik Tok
The man who first recognized the ancient Chinese writing on the the “dragon bones” was named Wang Yirong .
TRUE
FALSE
The Shang dynasty is divided into four main eras, based on where the capital city was at the time.
TRUE
FALSE
While Shang kings ruled in China, the Aztec people were in México.
TRUE
FALSE
Stonehenge is a huge stone monument in Wales, built several thousand years ago.
TRUE
FALSE
According to legend, the Shang was once a clan ruled over by the ancient Xia dynasty.
TRUE
FALSE
The Shang eventually grew to control a larger area than the Xia.
TRUE
FALSE
Worshipping ancestors is very rare around the world.
TRUE
FALSE
Cowrie shells came from the mountains.
TRUE
FALSE
The Chinese still use a ________ similar to the Shang's.
atlas
calendar
encyclopedia
dictionary
The Last leader of the Shang dynasty was named Di Xin.
TRUE
FALSE
For the final battle, King Wu of the Zhou dynasty charged on Di Xin in the great Battle of ____, near Yin.
Maye
Miye
Muye
Moye
