1. Identify: Zhongguo; Shang; yin and yang; Zhou; Mandate of Heaven; Book of Songs

  2. Define: loess; clan; ideograph; oracle bone; calligraphy; dynastic cycle; feudalism

  3. How did the Huang He earn the nickname of "river of Sorrows"?

  4. What role did veneration of ancestors play in ancient Chinese life?

  5. How did China's economy expand during the Zhou period?

  6. Critical Thinking: Predicting Consequences
     Give three examples of how your life and schooling might be different if you had had to learn
     a language written in characters like Chinese rather than a language using an alphabet.