Grade 5- UAE Notes Chapter 2-Monarchy – Ancient China Competence: Cultural Awareness Value: My history My identity: My Community Learning objectives: • To understand monarchy as a type of government. • To examine an example of monarchy in Ancient China. Key words Government Monarchy Shang Zhou Dynasty Hereditary Oracle Bones Hierarchy Official I. Match the following words with the definition. 1. Monarch - a) people who ruled smaller parts of land, but were ruled by the king 2. Dynasty - b) passed down from parent to child 3. Hereditary - c) a line of rulers of a country 4. Lords - d) a person who rules a country such as a king, queen or emperor Ans: 1- d 2- c 3- b 4- a II. Answer in one word. 1) A period of time when a country is ruled by the same family - Dynasty 2) Shang dynasty kings from ancient writing on bones called - Oracle bones 3) The system adopted by the government of Zhou dynasty is - Feudal system 4) The people who lived on the land were called - Peasants III. Answer the following questions 1) Explain Monarchy government. Ans: Monarchy government is a person who rules a country such as king, -queens, emperors, sultans until their death. After a monarch’s death, someone in their family becomes the next monarch. 2) Explain Shang dynasty monarchy in ancient China. Ans: About 30 kings ruled the Shang dynasty over 600 years from 1600-1050 BCE. The Shang dynasty kings from ancient writing on bones called oracle bones. 3) Explain Zhou dynasty government in China. Ans: • The government adopted a feudal system. • The large kingdom was divided into smaller parts. • The parts were ruled by relatives of the king called lords. • Each lord controlled his land but was himself controlled by the King. 4) What is the relationship between the lord and the peasants? Ans: Peasants grew crops and gave part of their crops to the lords. The lords protected the peasants who lived on their land. 5) Label the levels in the feudal system. Ans: KING LORD PEASANTS LEARNING LOG • I can understand monarchy as a type of government. • I can examine an example of monarchy in Ancient China. .