WH Chapter 5 The Huang He Valley Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 41369)


Ancient China Civilization. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Why was the Huang He River called “China’s Sorrow” even though it provided rich silt on the fields?
a) The floods from the river could destroy villages and towns and killed thousands.
b) The people went to the river when they were sad.
c) It was named after emperor Sorrow.
d)

What is loess?
a) dusty, yellow soil that is easily carried by the wind.
b) a mountain pass with steep rocky sides.
c) a dry, treeless plain.
d)

How did the farmers try to control the Huang He?
a) Farmers tried to control the Huang He by building levees.
b) Farmers tried to control the Huang He by building bridges.
c) Farmers tried to control the Huang He by building canals.
d)

What is a gorge?
a) a mountain pass with steep rocky sides.
b) dusty, yellow soil that is easily carried by the wind.
c) a dry, treeless plain.
d)

What are steppes?
a) a dry, treeless plain.
b) a mountain pass with steep rocky sides.
c) dusty, yellow soil that is easily carried by the wind.
d)

What geographic features were barriers to transportation in China’s northern and western regions?
a) The high mountains, huge deserts, and vast plains
b) Roads and rivers
c) Forests and oceans
d)

What is a dynasty?
a) a line of rulers who belong to the same family.
b) A supreme ruler of an empire or group of states.
c) A strict system of rewards and punishments.
d)

What did the people of the Shang dynasty use in their writing for objects or ideas?
a) The Shang dynasty used symbols to stand for objects or ideas.
b) The Shang dynasty used letters and numbers in their writing.
c) The Shang dynasty didn’t use writing.
d)

How was some of the writing from the Shang dynasty able to survive so long?
a) It was written on bronze pots, stone, and bones.
b) It was written on really good paper.
c) They carefully preserved it.
d)

Why has the Zhou dynasty called China’s Classic Age?
a) It was a time of great growth and creativity unequaled by any other time in Chinese history.
b) It was old.
c) It was just like the Shang dynasty.
d)

Play Games with the Questions above at ReviewGameZone.com
To play games using the questions from above, visit ReviewGameZone.com and enter game ID number: 41369 in the upper right hand corner or click here.

TEACHERS / EDUCATORS
Log In
| Sign Up / Register