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8.1 Quiz Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What benefit did both the Huang He and the Chiang Jiang provide for the people of China?

a)

Protection from invaders

b)

Passage to nearby desserts

c)

Rich soil for farming

d)

trade routes

2.

Which was not a way that the Shang dynasty grew more powerful?

a)

The king used large armies to defend the kingdom's boarders.


b)

The king appointed warlords to govern local territories.


c)

The king ruled over all the land and took part in battles.

3.

What is the Mandate of Heaven?

a)

The belief that mandates are holy laws.

b)

The belief that the right to rule came from the gods

c)

The belief that one's ancestors are involved in government.


d)

The belief that mandates are holy laws.


4.

What new technology was develped during the Zhou Dynasty?


a)

Silk worms to make clothing

b)

melted coal to make works of art


c)

New systems to irrigate land

d)

channels to block flood waters


5.

Who built the first cities in China?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Xia

d)

Yu the Great

6.

Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow"?

a)

Because it's dirty and polluted

b)

Because it's yellow

c)

because it is now dried up


d)

because it's flooding has caused destruction and death


7.

What is loess?

a)

A channel in China

b)

a technological advancement of the Shang dynasty

c)

a fine silt

d)

a product made from silk

8.

What does "Dao" mean?

a)

The Way

b)

Wisdom

c)

Warlord

d)

Aristocrat

9.

A person who someone is descended from is called a(n)

a)

aristocrat

b)

ancestor

c)

descendant

10.

a character that represents a picture

a)

ideagraph

b)

letter

c)

pictograph

11.

A group of non-elected officials made up to carry out government tasks is called a

a)

democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

bureaucracy