Chapter 6 Section 1: Geography and Early China

What desert forms much of China's northern border?

• The Himalayas

• Sahara

• Gobi

• Kalahari

What are the two main rivers flowing through China?

• The Huang He and the Nile

• The Chang Jiang and the Nile

• The Tigris and the Euphrates

• The Huang He and the Chang Jiang

What item had spiritual significance and was found in burial sites in early China?

• food

• jade

• swords

• livestock

According to legend, who founded the Xia Dynasty?

• Qin Shihuangdi

• Huang He

• Chang Jiang

• Yu the Great

What was the first capital of the Shang Dynasty?

• Yu

• Xia

• Anyang

• Shang

What Dynasty was responsible for creating China's first writing system?

• Xia

• Shang

• Ming

• Zhou

This first writing was found on what items?

• turtle shells and cattle bones

• war chariots

• jade knives

• holy books