Practice Quiz 7-1

a kind of character used in Chinese writing

• mandate
• ideograph
• aristocrat
• bureaucracy
• pictograph

a character that stands for objects, such as the moon and the sun

• mandate
• ideograph
• aristocrat
• bureaucracy
• pictograph

a formal order

• mandate
• ideograph
• aristocrat
• bureaucracy
• pictograph

a system of appointed officials who run different parts of the government

• mandate
• ideograph
• aristocrat
• bureaucracy
• pictograph

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

• mandate
• ideograph
• aristocrat
• bureaucracy
• pictograph

The Chinese call the Huang He River __________ because it drowned people and destroyed homes.

• China’s gift
• Yellow River
• raging river
• China's sorrow

China’s first rulers were probably from the __________ dynasty.

• Zhou
• Anyang
• Xia
• Shang

The first capital city of China was

• Zhou
• Guangzhou
• Shang
• Anyang

The __________ dynasty ruled for more years than any other Chinese dynasty in history

• Anyang
• Zhou
• Shang
• Xia

An important trade item during the Zhou dynasty was

• silk
• saddles
• plows
• crossbows