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Ancient Civ - Shang Dynasty

Question 1 of 13

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Who did the Shang Dynasty conquer to become the family in power?

Select one of the following:

  • Rival clans

  • King Wu

  • Holy men

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 2 of 13

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What did the Shang make their weapons out of?

Select one of the following:

  • Tin

  • Copper

  • Mixture of copper and tin

  • Iron

Explanation

Question 3 of 13

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Who conquered the Shang Dynasty?

Select one of the following:

  • The Zhou

  • King Wu

  • The kings nobles

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 4 of 13

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Why were the Shang conquered?

Select one of the following:

  • The king was being unthoughtful of the people.

  • The Shang were starving their people.

  • The Shang were not sharing the secrets to bronze.

  • None of the above.

Explanation

Question 5 of 13

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Why were the Shang so powerful?

Select one of the following:

  • Their numbers.

  • Their weapons.

  • Their wealth.

  • The artisans.

Explanation

Question 6 of 13

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What was the Shang religion actually centered around?

Select one of the following:

  • Ancestor worship.

  • Oracle bones.

  • Holy men.

  • All of the above.

Explanation

Question 7 of 13

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How do they use oracle bones?

Select one of the following:

  • They burn them with needles.

  • They crack them with their bare hands.

  • They crack them with superheated needles.

  • They smash them.

Explanation

Question 8 of 13

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When a king was buried, slaves, servants, and animals were led down the ramps into the pit. Why?

Select one of the following:

  • They were to serve their king in death.

  • To bury them for fun.

  • To feed their king in death.

  • All of the above.

Explanation

Question 9 of 13

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Some artisans make sculptures out of jade.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 13

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The king always gave jade disks to the nobles.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 13

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The Shang used copper in the army.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 13

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Were pictographs characters that stand for words?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 13

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Did kings use oracle bones to seek their ancestors' advice on important matters such as when to hunt, where to build cities, and whether to go to war?

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

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