Question

Match the following.

• A. 1700 to 1046 BCE
• B. Cocoon
• C. Medicine
• D. Sorrow of China

Answer 1

The ancient Chinese civilisation developed around the river Hwang Ho. The river often changed its course, destroyed settlements and drowned people, and was called as the 'Sorrow of China'. Silk was discovered from the cocoon of the silkworm by an empress. Tea was originally used as medicine in ancient China. The Shang dynasty was the earliest dynasty to prosper in China, and ruled from 1700 to 1046 BCE.