Shang Dynasty quiz

Was the Shang dynasty BC or AD?

• BC

• AD

How do we know about the Shang Dynasty?

• From people talking about it

• From diaries

• From artefacts that have been dug up

Reorder the following from oldest to newest

• Shang Dynasty 1600–1046 BC

• Xia Dynasty

  2070–1600 BC

• Han Dynasty

  206 BC–AD 220

• Qin Dynasty

  221–207 BC

• Eastern Zhou Dynasty

  771–256 BC

What artefacts were found in Shang Dynasty graves?

Oracle bones were made from​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• Ox bones
• Cow bones
• Chicken bones
• Turtle shells

What did the people of the Shang Dynasty use oracle bones for?

• To find out about religion

• To ask Gods if they should go to battle

• To predict what crops they should grow

• To predict the weather

People in the Shang Dynasty made things out of

• Silver

• silk

• Jade

• Copper

• Bronze

Add the labels ranking the most powerful at the top and the least powerful at the bottom

d

e

f

c

b

a

Peasants

Military

craftspeople

Slaves

King

Aristocrats

What made people in the Shang Dynasty such good warriors?

Who was Fu Hao?