Unit 20
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- Q1
What helped the Shang ruling classes achieve great wealth?
Agriculture
Exploration
warfare
Trade
30s - Q2
What was the primary factor in the decline of the Shang dynasty according to the passage?
Military, weakening due to constant warfare
political corruption
Environmental disasters
Economic instability
30s - Q3
What did the Shang use as a form of money?
Silver bars
Cowrie shells
Gold coins
Paper currency
30s - Q4
How did the Shang obtain cowrie shells for their monetary system?
mining
Manufacturing
Trading with neighbors
Farming
30s - Q5
What did the Shang king and his nobles spend a lot of money on?
Palaces, furnishings, clothing, and tombs
educational institutions
Infrastructure like roads and bridges
Military weapons
30s - Q6
How did the lavish spending of the Shang ruling class affect their economy over time?
It weakened the economy
It strengthened the economy
it has no impact on the economy
It is led to economic, isolation
30s - Q7
According to a later king, what was the final blow to the Shang dynasty?
Economic policies
Natural disasters
foreign invasions
Corruption of the last Shang king
30s - Q8
What activity did the last Shang king reportedly spend most of his time on?
Expanding the empire
Writing literature
recreational activities like hunting
Governing his People
30s - Q9
Is there certainty about the report of the last Shang king’s corruption and neglect?
Yes, it is confirmed by multiple sources
Yes, it is well-documented
No, it is entirely fictional
No, no one knows whether the report was true
30s - Q10
Around what year did the Zhou rise up against the Shang dynasty?
1200 B.C.E.
1045 B.C.E.
1100 B.C.E
900 B.C.E.
30s - Q11
Who led the Zhou armies in their uprising against the Shang?
King Wu
King Wen
King Cheng
King Yi
30s - Q12
How did the Zhou defeat the Shang?
By forming an alliance with other states
Through diplomatic negotiations
Through a prolonged siege
By catching them unaware
30s - Q13
What reportedly happened to the last Shang king during the fall of his dynasty?
He ran from the battlefield, put on all his jewelry, and threw himself into the flames of a fire
He surrendered and lived in exile
He was captured and executed by the Zhou
He fled to a neighboring state
30s - Q14
What is the significance of the story about the last Shang king’s fate?
It illustrates the bravery of the last Shang king
It shows the strategic prowess of the Zhou armies
It highlights the wealth and decadence of the Shang rulers
It indicates that the Shang dynasty willingly gave up power
30s - Q15
What material was crucial to the Shang dynasty's technology?
Gold
Iron
Bronze
Stone
30s