World Civ. Chapter 4

How did the development of China compare with that of India and Mesopotamia?

How is the dominant soil type in the Yellow River basin, loess, best defined?

Approximately when did the Chinese begin to practice agriculture?

Which Chinese dynasty was the first to have writing, cities, and metalworking?

What was right outside the central core of Anyang?

Which of these was an important source of revenue for Shang kings?

According to texts found in Shang royal tombs, what important role did Shang kings fulfill?

Where did the Shang kings obtain the slaves that provided them with one of their most important sources of revenue?

Shang warriors' weapons were tipped with what?

In addition to leading his kingdom, what other important role did the Shang king fulfill?

Which of the following is a true statement about the underground tombs built for Shang kings?

What did the people who volunteered to be buried with deceased Shang kings and consorts usually have with them?

From what material were the tools of Shang farmers made?

The development of more complex forms of social organization in Shang China coincided with the mastery of what skill?

How was the Chinese system of writing similar to that in Egypt and Sumer?

Which of the following facilitated communication between China, Vietnam, and Japan?

Who helped the Zhou kings rule their newly conquered kingdom?