Ancient China

Which river is important in the development of Chinese civilization?

• Nile

• Euphrates

• Huang

• Mississippi

How did the Yellow River get its name?

• First Chinese emperor named it.

• Soil from the Sahara Desert turns the river yellow.

• Soil from the Gobi Desert turns the river yellow.

• A native fish named the yellowfin tuna lives there.

How do archaeologists know there were people living in Anyang before written records?

• The made an archaeological guess.

• The assumed because people lived in other places at the time.

• The found stone tools.

• They found a mummy.

What makes ancient Chinese civilizations different than other ancient civilizations?

• They invented things we still us.

• They made bronze tools.

• Their civilization has an unbroken history.

• They produced more great thinkers than other civilizations.

A ruling family could also be called

• dynasty

• clan

• tribe

• monarchy

What is wattle and daub?

• cooking technique

• farming technique

• building technique

• type of writing

The Shang Dynasty was

• China's longest dynasty.

• China's oldest dynasty.

• China's most studied dynasty.

• China's first dynasty.

China's golden age was during which dynasty?

• Zhou

• Shang

• Ming

• Han

The Analects are associated with

• Taoism

• Sima Qian

• Confucius

• Shi Huangdi

Taoism teaches that

• people should try to live in harmony with nature

• you should keep your enemies close

• calligraphy is a virtue

• the teachings of Confucius are misleading