Ancient China

Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than in Inner China?

• The climate was more extreme in Outer China.

• The roads were more dangerous

• The land was smaller estates in Outer China

How did the Huang He most influence settlement near its banks?

• flooding dangerously

• fertilizing soil

• carrying boats

In Inner China, which natural events enriched the soil?

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

• floods

• sandstorms

Why is the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau called the “Roof of the World”?

• source of several rivers

• It had a large roof on it

• it was high above sea level

• it covers a large area

How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth?

• They learned the language

• found artifacts

• the read old books

What led archaeologists to conclude that the Shang believed in life after death?

• finding pots and temples

• studying the position in which the bodies were laid out

• they found food and weapons buried with kings

What have scholars concluded from the large number of wild animal bones found at Shang sites?

• They were farmers

• they were hunters

• they buried animals

• they loved animals

For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell?

• advice from ancestors

• living in harmony

• to read and write

The Zhou dynasty came after which dynasty?

• Shang Dynasty

• Zhou dynasty

• Han Dynasty

Which of these would Confucius have valued most highly?

• respect

• loyalty

• harmony

• rules