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River Dynasties in Ancient China

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River Dynasties in Ancient China
  • watch the video below for an introduction
  • do the assignment!
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Watch the video below and answer the true/false questions that follow.
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The writing on oracle bones used pictographs.
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A pictograph uses a mathematical representation to convey words
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False
oracle bones were used to tell the future
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False
Many of the characters used on the oracle bones are still in use in today's Chinese writing system
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Match the term with the correct definition by selecting and dragging the items.
Shang dynasty
"The Gods have given us the authority to rule over you!"
Zhou Dynasty
evidence of record keeping
mandate of heaven
the new dynasty rises, eventually becomes corrupt, then is overhtrown
Peking Man
great for farming!
loess soil
Mythical, legendary, not really any evidence of it
feudalism
the first!
Shang Di
the second!
oracle bones
Nobles owe service to the King in exchange for land
Huang He
the main god
Xia dynasty
yellow, north
dynastic cycle
1.7 million years old, Homo Erectus, found near Beijing
Categorize the following conepts by selecting an item and dragging it to the correct category.
Loess soil from the Huang He River
floods from the Huang He River
10% of China's land is suitable for agriculture

Geographic features that had a positive impact on development
Geographic features that had a negative impact on development
Match the term with the correct definition by selecting ad draggin each item.
irrigation projects
evidence that humans have been in China a long time
Homo Erectus skeleton known as " Peking Man"
China's "legendary" first dynasty
Huang He RIver
evidence of advanced technology in the Xia DYnasty
Xia
location of the first settlements in China
Shang Dynasty cities were protected by
stone walls
earth walls
gunnery turrets
fortified caves
This question is about ethnocentrism. Listen to the audio, then provide your answer.
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Evidence of record keeping in China can be found in
the use of packed earth walls surrounding the cities
oracle bones used by the ancient Egyptians
oracle bones used by Shang dynasty kings
the spiritual worship of ancestors
It was possible to unite China because they
shared the same spoken language throughout China
had a massive amount of written characters
used extreme military force to supporess any rebellion
could read the same characters even if they spoke a different language
The Chinese concept of the Mandate of Heaven could be described as the gods giving someone the right to rule.
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False
According to Chinese beliefs, what role did the Mandate of Heaven play in the dynastic cycle?
It allowed one dynasty to pass power to another dynsaty in a peacefule manner
It justified one dynasty taking over another
It kept scribes in their privileged positions
It allowed the gods to command vast armies
The first phase of the dynastic cycle is that the new dynasty gains power, restores peace and order, and claims to have the Mandate of Heaven. Put the remaining phases of the Dynastic Cycle in the proper order by selecting it and dragging.
T☹️he gods don't like the dynasty anymore!
Corruption!👿
B😨ad things happen!
Rebellion and overthrow!💪
Th💲😀ere is wealth and stability!