Shang
What artifact was written on in order to question the ancestors about people's concerns?
Oracle bones
True or false: the Zhou dynasty was the longest lasting dynasty.
True
What do you call the system in which the best qualified or most educated get government jobs?
a meritocracy
This river is full of loess or silt, which is where it gets its name.
Yangtze or Yellow River
Who did the Shang people worship?
What was the justification given for why a king had a right to rule?
Mandate of Heaven
What is the name of the book of Confucius' teachings?
The Analects
This flat high land is known as the roof of the world.
Tibetan Plateau
What have archeologists discovered under Shang palaces and tombs?
human sacrifices
feudalism
In Confucianism, you should ________________ people who have authority over you.
Respect
This desert's name means "sea of death".
Taklimakan Desert
Which group of people were responsible for providing weapons and soldiers to the king?
nobles
What besides loyalty did the nobles have to provide the king?
taxes in the form of crops
What is the word for children respecting their parents or older family members?
filial loyalty
This was a trade route that eventually brought goods from China to the Middle East and Europe
The Silk Road
What did people use as money to trade with?
cowrie shells
What did they call the time in which the Zhou dynasty fell apart and 6-7 kingdoms fought for control
The Warring States period
What is the term for loving kindness that comes with a responsibility to act in a way that benefits other people?
Ren
This was the name of the low lush region where all of the dynasties of ancient China emerged.
The North China Plain