Exam 4: Agrarian Centers and the Mandate of Heaven in Ancient China, 5000-481 B.C.E

Rice grains found near the coastal reaches of the Yangtze River have been dated to ___________.

The Shang dynasty was characterized by growing rates of social ______________, as groups became more hierarchically arranged.

Shang characters found on oracle bones:

The Shijing, or ____________, covers a wide range of material, from observations on rural life to protests and cleverly veiled satire.

As in other religious traditions, there was a movement in the Zhou period to go beyond the invocation of gods through proper sacrifice and divination rituals, or _____________, in order to seek insight into the forces that control the universe.

_______ states, which were dependent on or partially controlled by more powerful ones, were useful in Shang foreign relations.

The Erlitou excavation, dated to perhaps 2000 BCE, reveals a walled city containing what is believed to be the foundation of China's first ______________.

The Zhou system of decentralized government called "fengjian" can be compared with European _______________, in which rule is held by landowners who owe obligations of loyalty and military service to their superiors.

Ancient Chinese writing consisted of two basic types of characters:

The ancient Chinese written language:

___________ was the capital city of 13 Chinese regimes during its long history, and is the site of a sprawling tomb complex packed with life-sized terracotta soldiers.

The capital city at Erligang was characteristic of the:

Bronze casting techniques prevalent in China originated in:

Even today, the written character for "family" or "household" is represented by a character depicting a _______________.

Throughout the long history of imperial China, the emperor retained the title of ___________, "son of heaven."

The principal Shang deity, ____________, presided over the spirit world, governed both natural and human affairs, and was assisted by the major ancestors of the dynastic line.

Which of the following ranks devised by Zhou rulers referred to commoners?

The Shang dynasty was responsible for importing which of the following military technological advances into China?

The presence of bronze mirrors in the tomb of Fu Hao suggests that ____________.

China's first bronze ritual vessels and the world's earliest lacquered wood items attest the ______________ leaders' religious and social roles.