CHAPTER 8
LESSON 1 Geography Shapes Life in Ancient China
Lesson 1 Quiz
Part 1: Terms and Names
Choose the letter of the best answer.
____ 2. The system of writing with pictographs
a. was developed by the Chinese soon after they invented paper.
b. existed in China long before farming developed.
c. is illustrated by primitive drawings in Chinese caves.
d. used simple drawings or characters to represent words and ideas.
____ 3. Historians use the term dynastic cycle to describe the
a. pattern of the rise and fall of Chinese dynasties.
b. order in which an emperor’s relatives had claim to the throne.
c. process by which emperors chose those who followed them.
d. steps emperors took to make sure their dynasty continued.
____ 4. When a Chinese emperor held the Mandate of Heaven, it meant
a. he could do no wrong in the eyes of the people.
b. he was a god whose commands must be obeyed.
c. he had the gods’ support and approval to rule.
d. he was also the head of China’s official church.
____ 5. The Chinese people believed that a dynasty had lost the Mandate of Heaven if
a. an emperor died at a young age.
b. an emperor mistreated his people.
c. a ruler behaved foolishly or badly.
d. a flood or earthquake occurred.
Part 2: Essay
Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet of paper.
Explain the geographic features that isolated early China from the rest of the world.
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Formal Assessment
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CHAPTER 8
____ 1. An oracle bone was
a. the bone of an ancestor sacred to ancient Chinese families.
b. an animal bone or turtle shell on which royal priests wrote questions to the gods.
c. a bone of the great Chinese thinker Confucius worshiped by his followers today.
d. a decoration worn by Shang emperors as a sign of the Mandate of Heaven.