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| 2886887838 | State in the Sichuan province that existed at the same time as the Shang: | Sanxingdui | 0 | |
| 2886892991 | Capital of Zhou dynasty after royal court was forced to move further east because of nomadic invasions from the west: | Luoyang | 1 | |
| 2886895528 | Legendary sage-king who brought harmony to his family and all the states of China. | Yao | 2 | |
| 2886898289 | Important archeological excavation of neolithic village in Yellow River valley: | Banpo | 3 | |
| 2886902885 | Traditionally considered the 1st of the Chinese dynasties; it established the precedent for hereditary monarchies: | Xia | 4 | |
| 2886905369 | Legendary sage-king who was believed responsible for teaching flood control techniques in the earliest dynasty: | Yu | 5 | |
| 2886909217 | Dynasty most associated with the production of oracle bones and bronze metallurgy: | Shang | 6 | |
| 2886911903 | Dynasty that contributed some of the earliest literary works to Chinese history, even though many have deteriorated or been destroyed: | Zhou | 7 | |
| 2886923339 | By exalting the legendary sage kings (Yao, Shun, and Yu) as exemplars of virtue, Chinese moralists promoted the values of: | Social harmony, selflessness, hard work | 8 | |
| 2886930142 | The Yellow River earned its nickname "China's Sorrow" because: | Its frequent floods were very destructive to agricultural society | 9 | |
| 2886939816 | In Yangshao society (5000-3000 B.C.E.), the people: | Had fine pottery and used bone tools | 10 | |
| 2886959610 | Many scholars believe that the first dynasty of China, Xia, was not a mere legend but a real state because: | The Chinese legends associated the founder of Xia with flood control | 11 | |
| 2886966474 | The Shang rulers monopolized bronze technology for the purpose of... | Making superior weapons against potential competitors | 12 | |
| 2886970913 | Which of the following were NOT found in the Shang tomb of Fu Hao? A) thousand of cowrie shells B) sacrificial humans and dogs C) jade figurines of servants D) iron weapons E) bronzes and bone carvings | Iron weapons | 13 | |
| 2886973369 | According to Zhou political theory, the Zhou king overthrew the Shang dynasty because... | the Shang lost the mandate of Heaven | 14 | |
| 2886976607 | The Chinese king was called the "son of heaven" and served as... | A link between Heaven and Earth | 15 | |
| 2886980331 | To rule an extensive territory without advanced transportation and communication technology, Zhou rulers relied on decentralized administration, which meant that... | They entrusted their relatives to rule the regions of their kingdom. | 16 | |
| 2886985259 | The Zhou central government was unable to monopolize the production of iron because... | Iron ore was too cheap and abundant | 17 | |
| 2886994910 | All of the following were social classes of Xia, Shang, and Zhou, EXCEPT: A) hereditary aristocrats B) scholars and bureaucrats C) craftsmen and merchants D) peasants and slaves E) priests and monks | priests and monks | 18 | |
| 2887004049 | The tradition of venerating ancestors was firmly established during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. According to this tradition: | One worshiped the departed ancestors for protection and good fortune | 19 | |
| 2887010556 | In practice, the veneration of ancestors reinforced the authority of the patriarchal head of the family because... | It was the patriarch who presided at the rites honoring ancestors | 20 | |
| 2887017083 | During the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, China experienced the shift from a matrilineal society to a patrilineal society. What caused this shift? | the rise of large states | 21 | |
| 2887020664 | During the early dynasties, Chinese diviners used oracle bones to: | predict the future and answer questions | 22 | |
| 2887023064 | From Shang times until today, Chinese writing is primarily.. | ideographic | 23 | |
| 2887038777 | All but one of the following were part of Zhou literature: A) poetry B) manuals of divination and ritual C) books of etiquette D) books of religious teaching E) political histories | books of religious teaching | 24 | |
| 2887041740 | The nomadic peoples to the north and west of China did not imitate Chinese ways because... | The grassy steppe lands were not suitable for agriculture or permanent settlement | 25 | |
| 2887045864 | During the Zhou dynasty, China expanded into the Yangzi River valley primarily through... | Migration and assimilation | 26 | |
| 2887049895 | The state of Chu... | Was an autonomous state to the south of the Zhou state | 27 | |
| 2887078362 | In the Zhou dynasty, the Mandate of Heaven meant that rulers: | Were allowed to keep their power if they ruled justly and wisely | 28 | |
| 2889812622 | What two river valleys did early chinese societies flourish on? | Yellow River and Yangzi River valleys | 29 | |
| 2889820784 | How does the Yellow River (Huang He) get its name? | from the vast quantities of light-colored loess soil that it picks up along its route. so much loess (fine, powder like soil) carried in river, that the water turns yellow and has soup consistency. | 30 | |
| 2889837742 | Why is the Yellow River sometimes called "China's Sorrow"? | So much loess builds up that the river bed raises and the river floods and destroys communities and fields, altering its course. | 31 |
