Ancient China and Mongol Empire

China's earliest civilizations began in what river valley?

• Huang He

• Nile

• Yangtze

• Euphrates

Why is the Huang He sometimes referred to as China's Sorrow?

• It has unpredictable droughts

• It is made of salt water

• It has unpredictable flooding

• The fish inside it can't be eaten

Known as the first dynasty in traditional Chinese history

• Xia Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Han Dynasy

• Shang Dynasty

Some think the Xia dynasty is a myth because....

• There are no written records of them

• There are no archeological sites that date back that far

• There are no stories about them

The earliest Chinese Dynasty supported by both written and archeological evidence

• Xia Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

Written evidence from the Shang Dynasty is found on __________

• Paper

• Stone

• Oracle Bones

• Papyrus

The Confucian belief that the emperor was granted the right to rule by heaven

• Mandate of Heaven

• King of Heaven

• Mandate of the Royal

Dynasty that established a uniform writing system, code of laws, and coins

• Xia Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Qin Dynasty

• Shang Dynasty

The Great Wall of China was originally built to protect what?

• Northern China from nomadic tribes

• Southern China from nomadic tribes

• Eastern China from Naval attacks

• Western China from Europeans

A network of trade routes connecting the Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia and China

• Silk Road

• Iron Road

• Oregon Trail

• Silk Trail