Ancient River Valley
This river valley is known as the “cradle of Chinese civilization.”
What is the Yellow River?
A series of rulers from the same family is called this.
What is a dynasty?
Ancient Chinese people worshipped these family members, believing they could influence their lives.
Who are ancestors?
This early metal was made by combining copper and tin.
What is bronze?
This is a system of ideas that guides how people view the world and live their lives.
What is philosophy?
This crop was essential to early Chinese agriculture, especially in the south
What is rice?
This dynasty came after the Shang and promoted the idea of the Mandate of Heaven.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
The practice of honoring the dead through offerings and prayers is known as this.
What is ancestor worship?
This agricultural tool, made of metal, greatly improved farming efficiency.
What is the iron plow?
This alleged dynasty is believed to be the first in China, though there's no conclusive archaeological evidence.
What is the Xia Dynasty?
This concept justified the rise and fall of dynasties as being due to divine approval or disapproval.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
These bones were used to communicate with spirits and predict the future.
What are oracle bones?
Bronze was used to create tools and these sharp objects for combat.
.What are weapons?
This method helped early farmers manage water for growing crops in the Yellow River Valley.
What is irrigation?
These two dynasties came much later and contributed to major cultural and technological growth in China.
What are the Tang and Song dynasties?
Oracle bones are an early example of this form of writing.
What is Jiaguwen (oracle bone script)?
The creation of bronze and iron tools contributed to this kind of social ranking.
What is social hierarchy?
These problems were often seen as signs that rulers had lost the "Mandate of Heaven."
What are famines and floods?
The loss of this symbolic approval could lead to rebellion and the fall of a ruling dynasty.
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
This belief system included the worship of many gods and natural spirits
.What is polytheism?
Early Chinese bronze weapons included the jian, dao, and this polearm.
What is the mao (spear)?