Birth of Chinese Civilization

A noble whose wealth comes from the land he or she owns

• ancestor

• aristocrat

• bureaucracy

• ideograph

a drawn character that stands for objects

• aristocrats

• bureaucracy

• ideograph

• pictograph

A person who someone is descended from

• ancestor

• aristocrat

• ideograph

• pictograph

A character that represents a thought used in Chinese writing

• bureaucracy

• ideograph

• pictograph

• ancestor

Appointed officials who run different parts of the government

• ancestor

• aristocrat

• bureaucracy

• ideograph

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

• because it is dirty and polluted

• because it is yellow in color

• because it is now dried up

• because its flooding has drowned many people

What new technology was developed during the Zhou Dynasty?

• melted bronze to make works of art

• channels to block flood waters

• new systems to irrigate the land

• silkworms to make clothing

Which answer gives the best explanation of why the Chang Jiang was so important to the people of ancient China?

• It was a key waterway for trade and transport

• It is the third longest river in the world

• It flows west to east across central China

• It flows through canyons and plains to the Eat China Sea

Who built the first cities in China?

• Yu the Great

• the Shang

• the Xia

• the Zhou

In Chinese, what does the Huang He mean?