Ch.20 SS Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| How did scholars learn that the Shang dynasty was real and not justa myth? | They found artifacts. |
| In the Shang civilization, Anyang was the what? | Capital city |
| What led archaeologists to conclude that the Shang believed in life after death? | Finding food and weapons buried with kings. |
| What most helped Shang kings stay in power? | Use of a powerful army. |
| Shang weapons were especially strong because skilled artisans made these objects from what? | Bronze |
| What have scholars concluded from the large number of wild animal bones found at Shang sites? | The Shang were active hunters. |
| What Shang people had the lowest social status? | Grain farmers. |
| The modern Chinese word for "merchant" is Shang ren, which means "Shang man." What does this suggest about Shang cultures? | The Shang traded a great deal. |
| 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 hi ancestors. |
| 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. |
| What technology did the Shang use to make strong helmets? | Shaping a mixture of copper and tin. |
| How may the Shang king and his nobles have weakened their economy? | They spent too much on their palaces. |
| How did Zhou, a frontier state, most affect the Shang dynasty? | Rebels from Zhou overthrew the king. |
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