Ancient China & the Huang He (Yellow River) — Drills · Grade 6 Social Studies

Chapter: River Civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere

What these drills covers

By the end of Ancient China & the Huang He (Yellow River) you should be able to:

4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: Huang He (Yellow River), dynasty, Shang Dynasty, oracle bones, Zhou Dynasty, Mandate of Heaven.

Problem 1

Was the Yellow River the only region of early development?
Answer and explanation

No. Other regions and exchange contributed.

No. Other regions and exchange contributed.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 2

Does fertile soil prevent destructive floods?
Answer and explanation

No. Fertility and flood hazard can coexist.

No. Fertility and flood hazard can coexist.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 3

Does a divination question prove its predicted outcome happened?
Answer and explanation

No. It is evidence of the question/practice, not automatic confirmation of the event.

No. It is evidence of the question/practice, not automatic confirmation of the event.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

Problem 4

Could the same idea support both rule and its replacement?
Answer and explanation

Yes. Claims of moral failure could be used to argue the mandate had shifted.

Yes. Claims of moral failure could be used to argue the mandate had shifted.

Response criteria

  • Answer the actual question with accurate details.
  • Explain how the evidence or language choice supports the conclusion.
  • State a relevant limit, alternative or justified revision.

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