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TCI History Alive - Chapter 20 - The Shang Dynasty
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1The Shang dynasty was one of China's most recent dynasties.
- ATrue
- BFalse
2In 1928, archeologists learned more about the Shang culture from ruins in Anyang.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3The Shang were ruled by a king and a priest.
- ATrue
- BFalse
4The Shang society could be divided into eight main social classes - the king and his relatives, priests, nobles, warriors, artisans, traders, farmers, and slaves.
- ATrue
- BFalse
5Shang kings used oracle bones to communicate with their ancestors, and these bones were usually made from cow femurs and turtle shells.
- ATrue
- BFalse
6By the time of the Shang dynasty, people were using logographs.
- ATrue
- BFalse
7The Shang used jade in their artwork because they believed that this material contained desired qualities such as wisdom and kindness.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8The Shang were some of the first people to discover the process of creating bronze, and the main use of this material was to create beautiful artwork that was covered in intricate carvings.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9The lavish spending of nobles and the king weakened the economy of the Shang and was one of the reasons why the dynasty fell.
- ATrue
- BFalse
10The Shang never fought against other civilizations.
- ATrue
- BFalse
11Most of the Shang respected and honored their ancestors.
- ATrue
- BFalse
12How does this image relate to the Shang?
- AThe Shang could not become a powerful civilizations because they did not know how to create and use bronze.
- BThe Shang's main currency was bronze.
- CThe Shang were one of the most powerful civilizations of their time because they knew how to use bronze.
- DThis does not relate to the Shang.
13Which of the following is the correct order of the Shang social classes from highest to lowest?
- AKing and his relatives, artisans, nobles, slaves, farmers, traders.
- BKing and his relatives, nobles, farmers, traders, artisans, slaves.
- CSlaves, farmers, traders, artisans, nobles, king and his relatives.
- DKing and his relatives, nobles, artisans, traders, farmers, slaves.
14Which of the following was discovered in 1928 at Anyang?
- AA palace.
- BA temple.
- CHuman Bones.
- DAll of the above.
15What type of shell is this?
- AA nautilus shell.
- BA shark eye shell.
- CA cowrie shell.
- DNone of the above.
16What is logograph for "good" in Shang writing?
- AThere was no word for "good" in this language.
- BA combination of "woman" and "child".
- CAn image of a peace sign.
- DA combination of "man" and "king".
17What is this?
- AAn oracle bone.
- BAn example of Shang art.
- CA message between two Shang cities.
- DAll of the above.
18Did the Shang dynasty fall and how or why not?
- AYes, the Shang dynasty fell because of the king and noble's lavish spending, constant warfare, and a surprise attack from the Zhou.
- BYes, the king did not have children and there was nobody to inherit the throne.
- CNo, the Shang always won their battles because they knew how to use bronze.
- DNo, the Shang paid their enemies not to attack them.
19You are a scholar, and you found a necklace buried in a king's tomb which could mean...
- AThis means that the Shang believed in the afterlife.
- BThis means that Shang kings were not wealthy.
- CThis means that all Shang loved gold.
- DAll of the above
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- This quiz is based on the information in TCI's History Alive chapter about the Shang Dynasty.
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- Morgan Cole
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