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Quiz by Morgan Cole, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Morgan Cole
about 2 years ago
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Question 1
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The Shang dynasty was one of China's most recent dynasties.
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- True
- False
Question 2
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In 1928, archeologists learned more about the Shang culture from ruins in Anyang.
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- True
- False
Question 3
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The Shang were ruled by a king and a priest.
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- True
- False
Question 4
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The Shang society could be divided into eight main social classes - the king and his relatives, priests, nobles, warriors, artisans, traders, farmers, and slaves.
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- True
- False
Question 5
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Shang kings used oracle bones to communicate with their ancestors, and these bones were usually made from cow femurs and turtle shells.
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- True
- False
Question 6
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By the time of the Shang dynasty, people were using logographs.
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- True
- False
Question 7
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The Shang used jade in their artwork because they believed that this material contained desired qualities such as wisdom and kindness.
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- True
- False
Question 8
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The 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.
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- True
- False
Question 9
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The lavish spending of nobles and the king weakened the economy of the Shang and was one of the reasons why the dynasty fell.
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- True
- False
Question 10
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The Shang never fought against other civilizations.
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- True
- False
Question 11
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Most of the Shang respected and honored their ancestors.
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- True
- False
Question 12
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How does this image relate to the Shang?
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The Shang could not become a powerful civilizations because they did not know how to create and use bronze.
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The Shang's main currency was bronze.
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The Shang were one of the most powerful civilizations of their time because they knew how to use bronze.
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This does not relate to the Shang.
Question 13
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Which of the following is the correct order of the Shang social classes from highest to lowest?
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King and his relatives, artisans, nobles, slaves, farmers, traders.
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King and his relatives, nobles, farmers, traders, artisans, slaves.
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Slaves, farmers, traders, artisans, nobles, king and his relatives.
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King and his relatives, nobles, artisans, traders, farmers, slaves.
Question 14
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Which of the following was discovered in 1928 at Anyang?
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A palace.
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A temple.
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Human Bones.
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All of the above.
Question 15
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What type of shell is this?
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A nautilus shell.
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A shark eye shell.
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A cowrie shell.
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None of the above.
Question 16
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What is logograph for "good" in Shang writing?
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There was no word for "good" in this language.
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A combination of "woman" and "child".
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An image of a peace sign.
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A combination of "man" and "king".
Question 17
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An oracle bone.
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An example of Shang art.
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A message between two Shang cities.
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All of the above.
Question 18
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Did the Shang dynasty fall and how or why not?
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Yes, the Shang dynasty fell because of the king and noble's lavish spending, constant warfare, and a surprise attack from the Zhou.
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Yes, the king did not have children and there was nobody to inherit the throne.
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No, the Shang always won their battles because they knew how to use bronze.
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No, the Shang paid their enemies not to attack them.
Question 19
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You are a scholar, and you found a necklace buried in a king's tomb which could mean...
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This means that the Shang believed in the afterlife.
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This means that Shang kings were not wealthy.
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This means that all Shang loved gold.
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All of the above
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