topic 5 test

Question 1

loess-

Answer 1

a fine, dustlike material that can form soil.

Question 2

oracle bone-

Answer 2

animal bones or turtle shells carved with written characters that the Shang kings used to try to tell the future.

Question 3

pictograph-

Answer 3

pictures that represent words or ideas.

Question 4

Mandate of Heaven-

Answer 4

in ancient China, the presumed right to rule given to a dynasty by heaven, the highest force of nature.

Question 5

warlord-

Answer 5

Military rulers of small states.

Question 6

philosophy-

Answer 6

a set of beliefs about the world and how to live.