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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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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
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Match the term with the correct definition by selecting ad draggin each item.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Xia
evidence that humans have been in China a long time
irrigation projects
China's "legendary" first dynasty
Homo Erectus skeleton known as " Peking Man"
evidence of advanced technology in the Xia DYnasty
Huang He RIver
location of the first settlements in China
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Shang Dynasty cities were protected by

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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

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It was possible to unite China because they

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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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oracle bones were used to tell the future

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Many of the characters used on the oracle bones are still in use in today's Chinese writing system

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The Chinese concept of the Mandate of Heaven could be described as the gods giving someone the right to rule.

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According to Chinese beliefs, what role did the Mandate of Heaven play in the dynastic cycle?

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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.

  1. Corruption!👿
  2. Rebellion and overthrow!💪
  3. T☹️he gods don't like the dynasty anymore!
  4. Th💲😀ere is wealth and stability!
  5. B😨ad things happen!
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Match the term with the correct definition by selecting and dragging the items.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
oracle bones
"The Gods have given us the authority to rule over you!"
feudalism
evidence of record keeping
Peking Man
the new dynasty rises, eventually becomes corrupt, then is overhtrown
dynastic cycle
great for farming!
Huang He
Mythical, legendary, not really any evidence of it
Shang Di
the first!
Shang dynasty
the second!
mandate of heaven
Nobles owe service to the King in exchange for land
Zhou Dynasty
the main god
loess soil
yellow, north
Xia dynasty
1.7 million years old, Homo Erectus, found near Beijing