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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Chinese sometimes call the Huang He
the Middle Kingdom
China's Sorrow
the Gobi
Chang Jiang
- 2. Multiple Choice
Ancient China had frequent contact with the rest of the world.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
China's first dynasty was the
Shang
Han
Qin
Zhou
- 4. Multiple Choice
Early Chinese kings would ask for advice from the gods using
pictographs
ideagraphs
bronze objects
oracle bones
- 5. Multiple Choice
Rebels lead by Wu Wang overthrew the Shang government in 1045 B.C.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Huang He flows from north to south through China.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Shang artists made beautiful objects out of bronze.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Mandate of Heaven meant that
Chinese kings had a divine right to rule.
following the Dao was the only way to govern.
the Chinese army was destined to succeed in battle.
the bureaucracy and the king were required to work together.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Period of the Warring States began in the 400s B.C. as a result of the
fall of the Shang dynasty.
division of China into smaller territories.
death of Wu Wang.
collapse of the Zhou dynasty.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Under Zhou kings, China was divided into smaller territories, each one ruled by an aristocrat.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow"?
because its flooding has drowned many people.
because it is now dried up.
because it is yellow in color.
because it is dirty and polluted.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What new technology was developed during the Zhou Dynasty?
melted bronze to make works of art
channels to block flood waters
new systems to irrigate the land
silkworms to make clothing
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why was the Chang Jiang so important to the people of Ancient China?
It was a key waterway for trade and transportation.
It is the third longest river in the world.
It flows west to east across central China.
It flows through canyons and plains to the East China Sea.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who built the first cities in China?
Yu the Great
the Shang
the Xia
the Zhou
- 15. Multiple Choice
Most people of Shang China were
aristocrats
artists
merchants
farmers
- 16. Multiple Choice
a noble whose wealth comes from the land he or she owns.
pictograph
ideograph
aristocrat
ancestor
- 17. Multiple Choice
a character that stands for objects, such as the moon and sun.
ideograph
pictograph
ancestor
aristocrat
- 18. Multiple Choice
a person that someone is descended from
ideograph
pictograph
ancestor
aristocrat
- 19. Multiple Choice
a character that represents an idea used in Chinese writing
pictograph
ideograph
ancestor
hieroglyphics
- 20. Multiple Choice
a system of appointed officials who run different parts of the government
Good Old Boy
bureaucracy
aristocrat
ancestor
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