WorksheetsShang Dynasty/Ancient China
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
0ldest surviving form of Chinese writing
(a)
The Shang Dynasty writing is VERY SIMILAR to the modern Chinese writing system
True
False
The Shang Dynasty took power in Ancient China by overthrowing this dynasty.
Yamato
Zhou
Xia
Boston Celtics
The Shang Dynasty accomplished all of the following BUT . . .
earliest form of Chinese writing — oracle bones
craftspeople mastered bronze
Built large cities, expanded the irrigation system
started the Silk Roads trade
Bones reveal a great deal about what was important to Shang society: They often asked questions about these three things.
war
harvests
childbirth
flooding of the Yellow River
This means predicting the future.
divination
oracle
orator
society
What are the less-positive nicknames given to the Yellow River?
China Sorrow
Scourge of the Han People
Mother River
cradle of Chinese Civilization
Besides the Great Flood, the Yellow River was the site of the worst flood in human history in this year.
1878
1787
1927
1887
The Chang Jiang Basins were a good place to grow this food because of their warm, wet areas.
carrots
rice
potatoes
corn
Inner or Outer China fostered the growth of more permanent civilizations.
Inner
Outer
Western
Eastern
