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100
Which of these words best describes China's climate? A.) moderate B.) varied C.) mild D.) uniform
What is varied
100
What do archaeologists believe the Shang may have used as money? A.) grain B.) coins C.) bronze D.) cowrie shells
What is cowrie shells
100
Grandparents, parents, uncles/aunts, cousins all living together is called what?
What is a clan
100
A stream that feeds into a larger river is called what?
What is a tributary
100
What made Shang armies especially powerful? A.) weapons made of bronze B.) weapons made of stone C.) weapons made of bone D.) weapons made of iron
What is weapons made of bronze
200
Archeologists have found human and animal bones in the ruins of Anyang. What conclusion did they reach based on their findings? A.) Whole families were buried in the same grave B.) Kings were buried with supplies for the afterlife C.) Animals were treated as equals to humans D.) The people were killed by invaders
What is Kings were buried with supplies for the afterlife
200
What protected Inner China from invaders who might have tried to enter from the northeast? A.) the Taklimakan Desert B.) the Tibetan Plateau C.) the Himalaya Mountains D.) the Turfan Depression
What is the Taklimakan Desert
200
Also known as "China's sorrow" due to flooding.
What is the Huang He
200
Western and Northern parts of present day China is called what?
What is Outer China
200
What did Shang craftspeople and traders have in common? A.) They ranked higher than nobles B.) They ranked higher than farmers C.) They ranked lower than the slaves D.) They ranked lower than the stonemasons
What is they ranked lower than farmers
300
The two main areas of China are divided into two main areas called __________ and _________ China?
What is outer and inner China
300
Both the Sungari and the Chang Jiang rivers are: A.) yellow B.) used as roads during winter C.) filled with silt D.) used for transportation by boat
What is used for transportation by boat
300
Yellow brown soil from the Huang He is called what?
What is loess
300
Southeastern part of present day China is called what?
What is Inner China
300
How may the Shang king and his nobles have weakened the economy? A.) They rarely paid artisans for their work B.) They bought more and more land C.) They spent more time working than hunting D.) They spent too much money on their palaces
What is They spent too much money on their palaces
400
Northeast China is a land full of low hills and __________?
What is plains
400
Because rice requires warm weather and a lot of moisture, where did the ancient Chinese grow rice? A.) the North China Plain B.) the Northeastern Plain C.) the Chang Jiang Basins D.) the Tibetan Plateau
What is the Chang Jiang Basins
400
What is the longest river in China?
What is the Yangzi river
400
The Shang dynasty was ruled by a ___________?
What is a king
400
The modern Chinese word for "merchant" is shang ren, which means "Shang man." What do scholars believe the word suggests about life during the Shang dynasty? A.) that the Shang people traded a great deal B.) that the Shang people were the first to trade C.) that the Shang people traded jade and bronze D.) that the Shang people were mostly farmers
What is that the Shang people traded a great deal
500
What area was nearly impossible to live in?
What is the Gobi Desert
500
In ancient times, why did more people settle in Inner China than in outer China?
What is because Inner China had fertile land
500
A protective wall near a river is called what?
What is a dike
500
What important materials were used by the Shang in their inventions and crafts? A.) bronze and jade B.) tin and bronze C.) jade and silt D.) cotton and silt
What is bronze and jade
500
If two nobles from different parts of China met up during the Shang dynasty, what was the best way for them to communicate? A.) by speaking, because they spoke the same language B.) by writing, because they wrote with the same characters C.) by trading, because they used the same type of money D.) by fighting, because they fought with the same weapons
What is by writing, because they wrote with the same characters
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