Chinese Geography and Neolithic History Quiz

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What was the primary reason for humans to adopt a sedentary lifestyle in China?

The need to explore new territories

The development of agriculture and farming (correct)

The discovery of natural resources

The formation of small nomadic groups

What is the name of the period when humans first transitioned from nomadic to sedentary lives?

The Sedentary Era

The Neolithic Era (correct)

The Agricultural Era

The Nomadic Era

What were the two major river basins in China that provided abundant resources for early settlements?

The Yellow and the Mekong

The Yellow and the Yangtze (correct)

The Yangtze and the Pearl

The Amur and the Huai

What was the major development that characterized the Neolithic Era?

The domestication of plants and animals Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate date range of the oldest human remains found in China?

18,000 to 11,000 BC Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate length of the Yellow River in miles?

3,000 Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary crop of northern China for many centuries?

Millet Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of using cracked bones in the Yangshao culture?

For predicting the future Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Yellow River's periodic flooding in Chinese history?

It was a sign that the emperor had lost the divine right to rule Signup and view all the answers

What was the main agricultural product of the people along the Yangtze River?

Rice Signup and view all the answers

Chinese Geography and Neolithic History Quiz

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What was the primary reason for humans to adopt a sedentary lifestyle in China?

What is the name of the period when humans first transitioned from nomadic to sedentary lives?

What were the two major river basins in China that provided abundant resources for early settlements?

What was the major development that characterized the Neolithic Era?

What is the approximate date range of the oldest human remains found in China?

What is the approximate length of the Yellow River in miles?

What was the primary crop of northern China for many centuries?

What was the purpose of using cracked bones in the Yangshao culture?

What was the significance of the Yellow River's periodic flooding in Chinese history?

What was the main agricultural product of the people along the Yangtze River?

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