Ancient Chinese Civilizations

A group of semi-nomadic peoples who, about 1700BCE, began to migrate from southern Russia to the Indian subcontinent, Europe, and Southwest Asia

• Mongols
• Huns
• Scythians
• Indo-Europeans

Large areas of flat, dry, unforested grass covered plains

• Steppes

• Mountain
• Forest
• Grassland

The movement of people from one place to another

• Migration
• Relocation
• Commute
• Travel

An Indo-European people who settled in Anatolia around 2000 BCE. (The peninsula that makes up the Asian part of modern day Turkey)

• Urartians
• Lydians
• Phrygians
• Hittites

An indo-European people, who, about 1500 BCE, began to migrate into the Indian Subcontinent

• Mughals
• Aryans

• Dravidians
• Persians

Which two major rivers supported early Chinese civilization?

• Nile and Tigris

• Huang He and Yangtze

• Ganges and Indus

• Tigris and Euphrates

What is loess?

• A type of stone used in city walls

• A fertile silt left by the Yellow River

• A poisonous plant found near rivers

• A type of wooden tool

Which dynasty was the first to leave written records?

• Zhou

• Shang

• Qin

• Han

What belief was central in Chinese culture?

• respect for parents

• individual success

• women's rights

• The divine right of kings

What were oracle bones used for?

• Oracle bones were used for writing poetry.
• Oracle bones were used for cooking rituals.
• Oracle bones were used for trading goods.
• Oracle bones were used for telling the future.