What is an Oracle Bone?

used by priests to predict the future

The Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra were important to ancient India because they were

Great rivers that flowed through India's fertile plain

When a land is ruled by one family for a long period of time

Which is NOT a fact about Chinese writing?

There is a link between language and writing

How do you cite evidence?

state the author's name, page number and title

How would you describe The Silk Road to your best friend?

Route along which different merchants traded goods, 3000 mi

Which is NOT a belief of the Ancient Chinese?

everyone is equal under the law

Which of the following would cause a dynasty to LOSE the Mandate of Heaven?

Gods got upset and caused a natural disaster

Why don't we know much about the Indus River Valley Civilization?

We cannot decipher their language

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1
What is an Oracle Bone?
a book
used by priests to predict the future
An ancient trade route between China and Europe
something the Chinese used as paper
2
The Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra were important to ancient India because they were
high mountain ranges that protected India
Great rivers that flowed through India's fertile plain
ruling dynasties that united the people of Harappa
Aryan gods to whom the priests prayed for rain
3
A dynasty is
Both a limited and unlimited govt
When land is ruled by a single emperor for a long period.
When warlords rule over different small areas of the world
When a land is ruled by one family for a long period of time
4
Which is NOT a fact about Chinese writing?
China was united because people in China all wrote the same
There is a link between language and writing
No links between writing and spoken language
Each character stands for 1 syllable or unit of language
5
The Zhou Dynasty was a strong civilization, which took over which dynasty?
The Han Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty
The Qin Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty
6
How do you cite evidence?
state the page number and title
state the author's name and page number
state the author's name, page number and title
state the page number
7
How would you describe The Silk Road to your best friend?
dangerous road that traders had to travel via the Yangtze
Route along which different merchants traded goods, 3000 mi
a vast highway system in which the Chinese bought silk
a road in the Himalayas where silk worms were found
8
Which is NOT an important change in medicine in Ancient China?
Keep patient records
Terracing
Made important medicine from plants
Surgery
9
Which is NOT a belief of the Ancient Chinese?
they were the center of the world
force should always be met with force
The President, king or emperor is sent by god to rule
everyone is equal under the law
10
What is this a picture of?
rulers
walking sticks
bamboo
11
What is the name for Mesopotamian writing?
Calligraphy
hieroglyphics
Sumerian
Cuneiform
12
The Ancient Chinese are known for creating
Paper
Papyrus
Rag
Bamboo
13
This achievement of the Qin dynasty unified China with the outside world
One form of writing
iron weaponry
The Great Wall
The Terracotta Tomb
14
Which mathematical inventions did the Ancient Chinese create?
clock, calculator, calendar
seismograph, clock, calendar
Calendar, Clock, calculator
seismograph, clock, calculator
15
What does G stand for in "GRAPES"
Government
Geometry
Geography
Grapes
16
Which of the following would cause a dynasty to LOSE the Mandate of Heaven?
The start of a great trade route with a different country
A long, boring time of peace
Gods got upset and caused a natural disaster
Defeating an enemy of war
17
What did Ancient Egyptians write on?
Cave walls
Papyrus
Paper
Clay Tablets
18
Civilization in China started along these two rivers
Tigris and Euphrates
Himalayan and Gobi
Shang and Zhou
Yangtze and Huang He
19
Which two rivers are in Mesopotamia?
Indus and Ganges
Nile and Tigris
Tigris and Euphrates
Yangtze and Huang He
20
How does the Yellow River get it's name?
the soil is yellow in color
Dirt
The water is yellow from the suns reflection
Sand
21
The Mandate of Heaven means
God rules over all.
One's ancestors guide an emperor's selection
An emperor is selected by gods
The right to rule by your ancestors
22
What is the Dynastic Cycle
The decline of a dynasty
The rise and fall of a dynasty
the rise of a dynasty
23
Why don't we know much about the Indus River Valley Civilization?
All of their artifacts are destroyed
We cannot decipher their language
We haven't found their civilization
Evidence shows it was not a real civilization
24
Polytheism is the belief in more than one god
False
True
25
Which is NOT a natural barrier to Ancient China?
The Gobi Desert
The Yellow Sea
The Himalayan Mountains
The Pacific Ocean

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