Archeologists
Geography/Social Class
Army
Final Jeopardy
100

How do archeologists know that the Shang believed in life after death?

Found many things buried in the tombs.

100

One of your team members was taken as a prisoner of war. Have a one round rock-paper-scissors battle to determine who cannot participate in the final Jeopardy question.

Sorry

100

What were most Shang weapons made from?

Bronze

200

What do archeologists believe that the Shang used oracle bones for?

To get advice from passed ancestors.

200

True or False:

Jade Carvers would be of a lower social class than Farmers.

False

200
The Shang often made helmets out of bronze. Bronze is a mixture of what two materials.

Copper and tin

300

Archeologists believe that the economy of the Shang likely collapsed because ___________. 

Kings spent too much on palaces/luxuries 

300

If two people from different regions of China met each other, how would they communicate?

In writing

300

What often happened to the people the Shang captured during wars?

Enslaved/forced to build

400

What could archeologists conclude about the Shang based on the amount of animal bones found?

They were skilled hunters

400

Why was Anyang an important city?

- Where the king lived

- Many royal tombs

- Many skilled artisans

400

Why was the Shang Dynasty able to stay in power for so long?

Powerful army/weapons

500

At one time, scholars believed that the Shang Dynasty wasn't real. How did they figure out it was real?

They found artifacts

500

In which region of China was the Shang Dynasty located?

North China Plain or Chang Jiang Basin
500

How did the Zhou affect the Shang Dynasty?

They overthrew the king and conquered the Shang.

500

The modern Chinese word for “merchant” is shang ren, which means “Shang man.” What does this suggest about Shang culture?

They traded a lot