Name:______________________
PreAP World History
Period:__________
Date:____________
Shang and Zhou Dynasties of the Huang He Civilization
Directions: Use the Amsco “World History AP Review” Reading to complete the AP Themes chart on the Xia Dynasty,
Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty in Ancient China.
Xia Dynasty:
Human-Environment
Interaction
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Shang Dynasty:
Demography and
Disease
Migration
Patterns of
Settlement
Technology
Zhou Dynasty:
Xia Dynasty:
Development and
Interaction of Cultures
Shang Dynasty:
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Religions
Belief
Systems/Philosophies
Science and
Technology
Art and Architecture
Zhou Dynasty:
Xia Dynasty:
State-Building,
Expansion, and Conflict
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Political Structures
and Forms of
Governance
Empires
Nations and
Nationalism
Revolts and
Revolutions
Regional/Transregional structures
and organizations
Shang Dynasty:
Zhou Dynasty:
Xia Dynasty:
Creation, Expansion, and
Interaction of Economic
Systems
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Shang Dynasty:
Agricultural and
pastoral production
Trade and Commerce
Labor Systems
Zhou Dynasty:
Xia Dynasty:
Development and
Transformation of Social
Structures
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Gender Roles and
Relations
Family and Kinship
Racial and Ethnic
Constructions
Social and Economic
Classes
Shang Dynasty:
Zhou Dynasty:
Comparison Questions:
1. What civilization of the Ancient World is most SIMILAR to the Chinese civilization? Why do you think this similarity
exists? Explain your answer.
What civilization is most
SIMILAR to the Chinese
civilization during the
Ancient World?
Why does this similarity exist between this civilization and the Chinese civilization?
Explain.
2. What civilization of the Ancient World is most DIFFERENT from the Chinese civilization? Why do you think this
difference exists? Explain your answer.
What civilization is most
DIFFERENT from the
Chinese civilization during
the Ancient World?
Why does this difference exist between this civilization and the Chinese civilization?
Explain.
Changes and Continuities
1. What are TWO major CHANGES that occurred between the Chinese Dynasties during the Ancient World? Explain
the reasons for these changes?
Changes
Reasons for Changes
2. What are TWO major CONTINUITIES, or what remained the same, between the Chinese Dynasties during the
Ancient World? Explain the reasons for these continuities?
Continuities
Reasons for Continuities