Nat Geo Chp 7 Sect 1.1-1.2

In the beginning of its growth, natural barriers somewhat _____, or cut off, China’s civilization from much of the rest of the world.

Select China's natural barriers:

Like the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India, China’s civilization arose along _____ _____ _____.

China’s two great rivers are the _____ and the _____.

The 3,395-mile-long Huang He is also called the _____ _____ because of its high concentration of yellow silt, or fine, fertile soil.

For thousands of years, the _____ _____ river helped unify China by serving as a useful transportation and trade network within its borders.

Where is the birthplace of Chinese civilization?

A _____ is a line of rulers from the same family.

China's first dynasty was the _____ dynasty.

Order the classes from most power to least:

Select the Shang Dynasty's accomplishments.

Chinese writing first appeared on _____ _____, which are animal bones used to consult the many gods the Shang people worshipped. Priests carved a question on a bone and then heated it. They believed that the pattern of cracks that resulted revealed the gods’ answer.

Around 1045 B.C., the _____ overthrew the Shang and became China’s longest-ruling dynasty, lasting about _____ years.

China’s _____ _____ was a time of great social and cultural advances that lasted for about 2,000 years.

The _____ ___ _____, was a guiding force for rulers; they believed that a king could rule only as long as the gods believed he was worthy.

The mandate led to a pattern in the rise and fall of dynasties in China called the _____ _____.

Why did the Zhou dynasty come to an end?

Sequence the events of the Dynastic Cycle