Social Studies Ch. 19&20

How is the Gobi Desert different from the Taklimakan Desert

pebbles cover much of the surface

How did the natural vegetation of the Northeastern Plain affect the lives of ancient settlers there

prairie grass provided food for horses and sheep

How did Zhou, a frontier state, most affect the Shang dynasty

rebels from Zhou overthrew the king

Because rice requires warm, wet weather, where did the ancient Chinese grow rice

the Chang Jiang Basins

Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than in Inner China

the climate was more extreme

How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not just a myth

they found artifacts

What often happened to people the Shang captured in wars

they worked on construction as slaves

For what purpose would a Shang leader most likely use an oracle bone made from a turtle shell

to ask advice from his ancestors

A ______________ helped the people because it made floods that the soil depended on to keep it wet

tributary

What most helped Shang kings stay in power

use of a powerful army

What protected Inner China from invasion from the northwest

barren desert

Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from

bronze

How did the Huang He most influence settlement near its banks

by fertilizing the soil, it attracted communities of farmers

If two nobles from distant parts of China met during the Shang dynasty, what would be the best way for them to communicate with each other

by writing because they wrote with the same characters

in the Shang civilization, Anyang was the

capital city

The people needed a ____________ because they needed to protect the kings from enemies

clan

What led archaeologists to conclude that the Shang believed in life after death

finding food and weapons buried with kings

In Inner China, which natural events improved the soil

floods

Why is the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau called the "roof of the world"

it is very high above sea level

Why is the North China Plain sometimes called the "land of the yellow earth"

limestone silt from the Gobi Desert covers the soil

The ________________________ helped the people because they gave advice to their ancestors

oracle bones