WorksheetsTopic 5: The Huang Valley and the Shang Dynasty
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 2hrs 18mins
Which landform explains the lack of cultural interaction between ancient China and ancient India?
the Loess Plateau
the Chang River valley
the Gobi Desert
the Himalaya Mountains
Which ancient river valley civilization is shown at D?
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient India
Ancient China
True or false. The Huang He river is also known as the Yellow River.
True
False
Very large, dry area in northern China---has large sand dune (Hills), mountains, and basins (lower elevation)
Gobi Desert
Himalayan
Mountains
Huang He
China's earliest written records that often told predictions for the future.
oracle bones
Daoism
dynasty
Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from
bronze
bone
stone
What did the Shang use for a written language?
Pictographs
Alphabet
They didn't have a written language.
Which dynasty was referred to as the Bronze age where sculptures and weapons were created?
Qin
Zhou
Xia
Shang
Benefit of both the Huang He and the Chang Jiang
a passage to nearby desert
rich soil for farming
trade routes
The Shang dynasty started in what region of China?
Yangtze River Valley
Huang He River Valley
Gobi Desert
Tibetan Plateau
What term best describes the religion of the Shang dynasty?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Ancestral Worship
Nature Worship
Why is jade carving such an important accomplishment of the Shang?
Jade was extremely rare.
Jade is very hard and difficult to carve.
Jade could only be obtained through trade.
Jade was used to keep written records of the Shang.
Which dynasty took over after the fall of the Shang?
Qin
Han
Zhou
Ming
