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    NAME Aranza Fuschich DATE Nov/5/2024 CLASS 9th Grade A

    Guided Reading Activity


    The Spread of Civilization

    Lesson 4 The Rise of China

    Review Questions
    Directions: Read each main idea. Use your textbook to supply the details that support or
    explain each main idea.

    A. Main Idea: Geography played an important role in the development of China’s early
    civilizations.
    1. Detail: The cultivated river valleys of the __________________
    Tigris and the
    __________________
    Euphrates began to emerge as one of the great __________________
    civilization

    areas of the ancient world.

    2. Detail: __________________
    Mountains and __________________
    Deserts isolated the Chinese
    people from peoples in other parts of __________________.
    Asia

    B. Main Idea: The Shang dynasty ruled China from about 1750 B.C. to 1045 B.C.

    1. Detail: Under the Shang dynasty, China was divided into __________________
    territories that
    were ruled by __________________
    ,local rulers chosen by the Shang __________________.
    king

    2. Detail: The royal family occupied the top of Shang society; the
    __________________
    aristocracy came next. The majority of people were
    __________________
    peasants who farmed the aristocracy’s land. In addition to the
    aristocrats and peasants, Shang society also included a small number of
    __________________
    artisans and __________________,
    merchants as well as
    __________________.
    slaves

    3. Detail: The Shang are remembered for their mastery of __________________.


    bronze casting

    More than __________________


    10,000 bronze objects have been found in
    __________________
    tombs from the Shang period and are among the most admired
    creations of Chinese art.

    C. Main Idea: The period of the Zhou dynasty in China was one of significant economic
    growth and technological change.
    1. Detail: The __________________
    Zhou dynasty, the longest-lasting dynasty in Chinese
    history, ruled from __________________
    1046 B.C. to __________________
    256 B.C.

    1
    NAME DATE CLASS

    Guided Reading Activity Cont.


    The Spread of Civilization

    2. Detail: During the Zhou dynasty, __________________


    Iron tools for farming became widely
    used, and changes in farming methods __________________
    increased food production. By
    the __________________
    5th century B.C., the use of __________________
    Iron led to the
    development of iron __________________
    plows to plow land that had not been farmed
    previously.

    3. Detail: Improved farming methods were a major factor in encouraging the growth of
    __________________
    trade and __________________.
    cities Chinese __________________
    silk

    fragments from the period have been found throughout central Asia and as far away
    as __________________.
    Europe

    Multiple Choice
    Directions: Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the
    question.
    ________ 1. On their northern and western frontiers, the Chinese people were isolated from
    people in other parts of Asia by
    A. lakes and rivers.
    B. the South China Sea.
    C. mountains and deserts.
    D. the Bay of Bengal.
    ________ 2. In the northern frontier regions of ancient China, conflicts arose between the
    Chinese and the
    A. Indians. B. Mongolians.
    C. Japanese. D. Koreans.
    ________ 3. During the Shang dynasty, the class of people that owned the land and waged
    war were the
    A. peasants. B. slaves.
    C. merchants. D. aristocrats.
    ________ 4. The basic economic and social unit in ancient China was the
    A. family. B. dynasty.
    C. artisans. D. bureaucracy

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