The Discovery of Shang Artifacts in the Yangtze River Valley

question 23

Multiple Choice

The discovery of Shang artifacts in the Yangtze River valley indicates that Shang power ________.

• A) did not extend as far as Shang cultural influences
• B) covered most of modern China by 500 B.C.E.
• C) was limited to the region of the Shang capital
• D) was replaced by the Xia dynasty

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Definitions:

Serial Process

A method of processing information where tasks are performed one after another in a sequence.

Brown-Peterson Task

A cognitive task used to study short-term memory by distracting participants with a task immediately after they are given information to remember, therefore testing their ability to maintain it in memory.

Short-Term Memory

The ability to keep a limited amount of data in an immediately accessible condition for a brief duration.

Recall Performance

The ability to remember and retrieve information that has been previously learned or experienced.