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Chapter 7, Section 1, China’s First Civilizations, pp. 225 - 231
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China’s Geography
1. The Huang He River (Yellow River) known as “China’s Sorrow” because ___.
2. Besides the Huang He River, what other river flows across China? (Give both names.)
3. The Chinese people call their homeland ___.
4. They called it this because ___.
The Shang Dynasty
5. The name of the dynasty of China’s first rulers was the ___ Dynasty, though historians know very
little about this dynasty.
6. The dynasty that probably built the first cities in China was the ___ Dynasty.
7. The capital city of China under this dynasty was ___ (China’s first capital city).
8. Who were warlords and how did they serve the Shang kings? (Use COMPLETE SENTENCES.)
9. List the different classes in Chinese society under the Shang Dynasty, from the highest to the lowest,
starting with the king at the top.
10. An aristocrat is __.
11. What type of deities did the people in Shang China worship?
12. People in Shang China attempted to keep these deities happy by __.
13. People in Shang China made offerings to their ancestors because __.
14. What did Shang kings use to ask for the gods’ help in making decisions?
15. Explain how these were used. (Use COMPLETE SENTENCES.)
16. How is the English writing system different from the Chinese writing system? (Use COMPLETE
SENTENCES.)
17. What type of cloth was first made by Shang farmers and weavers?
18. What type of artwork are the Shang artist best known for?
19. How did they make these objects?
20. Shang bronze objects included ___, ___, ___ and ___.
The Zhou Dynasty
21. Why did the Shang kings lose the support of the people?
22. Who overthrew the Shang Dyansty, what dynasty did he start, and how long did this dynasty rule
China?
23. What is a bureaucracy?
24. In what way did the Zhou rulers copy the Shang way of ruling their kingdom? Explain.
25. According to the Zhou rulers, what gave the Zhou king the power to rule? What was this authority
called?
26. How did this authority work? (two ways)
27. What two advancements allowed farmers during the Zhou dynasty to produce more crops?
28. How did this impact the population of China? (Be precise.)
29. How do we know that the Chinese had long-distance trade during the Zhou Dynasty?
30. What is the 200-year period following 403 BCE called, and why is it called this?
31. What advancements in military technology did the Chinese make during this period and how did these
make the warriors more efficient?
32. What warlord defeated the others in 221 BCE and established a new dynasty?
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