The achievements of the earliest civilisations: Shang Dynasty

Question 1

cast

Answer 1

shape metal by pouring it into a mould when heated to a liquid

Question 2

chariot

Answer 2

a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle

Question 3

divine

Answer 3

relating to a god

Question 4

elaborate

Answer 4

involving many carefully arranged parts; complicated

Question 5

fertile

Answer 5

good for growing crops

Question 6

silt

Answer 6

fine clay or sand carried by running water then deposited

Question 7

dynasty

Answer 7

succession of powerful people from the same family

Question 8

hereditary

Answer 8

passed from parents to offspring

Question 9

monarchy

Answer 9

ruled by a king or queen

Question 10

oracle

Answer 10

priest or priestess used by gods as a channel for telling the future

Question 11

polytheism

Answer 11

worship of more than one god

Question 12

sacrifice

Answer 12

something offered to the gods

Question 13

Prefix / Suffix / Root:

arch

Answer 13

leader, ruler

Examples include:
anarchy, archduke, monarchy

Question 14

Prefix / Suffix / Root:

dynam

Answer 14

power

Examples include:
dynamic, dynamite, dynasty

Question 15

Prefix / Suffix / Root:

poly

Answer 15

many, more than one

Examples include:
polygon, polytheism, polythene

Question 16

Prefix / Suffix / Root:

sacr

Answer 16

holy

Examples include:
sacred, sacrifice, sacrilege

Question 17

Idiom:

a chip off the old block

Answer 17

the child is similar to the parent