Ancient China

In ancient China, oracle bones were used by the Shang people to:

• talk to the gods

• predict the weather

• record historical events

• communicate with animals

A small number of wealthy people who owned large plots of land and lived on large estates.

• aristocrats

• merchants

• peasants

• artisans

This class were the shopkeepers and traders in China

• merchants

• farmers

• artisans

• nobles

Which social class made up most of Chinese society?

• merchants

• nobles

• farmers

• artisans

A special right to rule that the emperor is thought to receive from the gods.

• Divine Right of Kings

• Mandate of Heaven

• Social Contract Theory

• Natural Law

He believed that people should put the needs of their family and community first.

• Confucius

• Socrates

• Plato

• Aristotle

A grandson driving an hour in each direction to get groceries for his elderly grandparents is an example of which philosophy?

• Utilitarianism

• Existentialism

• Confucianism

• Stoicism

An official who makes sure government workers do their jobs.

• censor

• auditor

• inspector

• administrator

During which dynasty did rulers apply Confucius’s ideas about family, fairness and learning?

• Tang dynasty

• Han dynasty

• Song dynasty

• Ming dynasty

An ancient Chinese practice to help relieve chronic pain

• acupuncture

• moxibustion

• cupping therapy

• herbal medicine