Ancient China Lesson 1: The Birth of Chinese Civilization

Question 1

What is a drawn character that stands for objects?

Accepted Answer

pictograph

Question 2

What are appointed officials who run different parts of the government?

Accepted Answer

bureaucracy

Question 3

Best explanation of why the Chang Jiang was so important to the people of ancient China?

Accepted Answer

It was a key waterway for trade & transportation.

Question 4

The War Between the States occurred in between the time of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Who is a person who someone is descended from?

Accepted Answer

ancestor

Question 6

Which new advancement did NOT develop during the Zhou Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

melted bronze to make works of art

Question 7

Why do the Chinese call the Huang He "China's Sorrow"?

Accepted Answer

because its flooding has drowned many people

Question 8

According to archaeology, who built the first cities in China?

Accepted Answer

the Shang

Question 9

What is the belief that the Chinese king's right to rule came from the gods?

Accepted Answer

Mandate of Heaven

Question 10

Who is a noble whose wealth comes from the land he/she owns?

Accepted Answer

aristrocrat

Question 11

According to mythology, what was China's first dynasty?

Accepted Answer

Xia

Question 12

Who are the military leaders the king is reliant upon to stay in power?

Accepted Answer

warlords

Question 13

What are two or more pictographs put together to express an idea?

Accepted Answer

ideograph

Questions 13