Birth of Chinese Civilizations

a noble whose wealth comes from the land owns that was passed down by their ancestors

• ancestor

• aristocrat

• bureaucracy

• ideograph

a person who someone is descended from

• ancestor

• aristocrat

• ideograph

• pictograph

a character that links two or more pictographs to express a thought or idea and is used in Chinese writing

• bureaucracy

• ideograph

• pictograph

• ancestor

appointed officials who carry out the tasks of the government

• ancestor

• aristocrat

• bureaucracy

• ideograph

Who built the first cities in China?

• Yu the Great

• the Shang

• the Xia

• the Zhou

In Chinese, what does the Huang He mean?

(a)  

Who led the Chinese in overthrowing the Shang government?

• Wu Wang

• Alexander the Great

• Liu Bang

• Yu the Great

The Mandate of Heaven meant that ___________.

• the king's right to rule came from the gods

• following the Dao was the only way to govern

• the Chinese army was destined to succeed in battle

• the bureaucracy and the king were required to work together

The mountains and deserts created a barrier that limited contacts between China and other civilizations. Because of this, what two things did the Chinese develop?

• a major trade network

• a unique culture

• a strong sense of independence

• a rebellion against kings

In order to retain their over the Chinese people, Shang kings served as the ____, ____, and _____ leader

• dictator

• political

• religious

• monarchy

• military