China Writing and the Qin | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What changed in Chinese writing under the Qin so that the same characters could be used across the empire?

Standardized script

Alphabet orders

Use of symbols from different regions

Only local dialects

Which philosophy did the Qin rulers favour for governing the state?

Legalism

Confucianism

Daoism

Mohism

The Qin dynasty was short but it set the template for later Chinese emperors. True or False?

True

False

It failed completely

It had no effect

What is the Chinese term for the act of reunifying and bringing under one rule?

Qin means “united”

Han means “peace”

Zhou means “circle”

Shang means “above”

The First Emperor demanded that all the states use the same system of weights and measures. Why?

To unify trade and control

To keep merchants happy

Because he liked accuracy

To please the nobles

Under the Qin, roads and canals were improved to help move the army and goods. True or False?

True

False

They didn’t focus on infrastructure

Only after the Han dynasty

Which major wall/dam did the Qin link together and extend?

Northern defensive walls → Great Wall

The Great Canal

The Eastern Ramparts

The Yellow River Dikes

The famous “Terracotta Army” was built to guard which person in the afterlife?

Qin Shi Huang

Liu Bang

Emperor Wu

King Zheng of Zhou

The writing reforms helped make government administration across the empire easier and more unified. True or False?

True

False

Only for local areas

They made confusion worse

Which metal weapon became common in the Qin army that helped them win wars?

Iron swords & crossbows

Bronze spears

Wooden clubs

Stone axes

The “First Emperor” had his rivals and noble families moved to his capital in order to control them. True or False?

True

False

He kept them in place

He banished them

Which state did the Qin kingdom defeat last to unify China?

One of the other Warring States

The Han state

The Zhou state

The Shang state

What is the term for the early pictorial writing used in China?

Oracle bone script

Cuneiform

Phoenician abbreviations

Runes

Pictograms in ancient China gradually evolved into more abstract symbols so the writing system became more efficient. True or False?

True

False

Depends on province

Only after the Han

What was one method used by the Qin state to suppress dissent and unify the empire?

Burning books & burying scholars

Inviting all scholars to dinner

Allowing free speech

Publishing all philosophies

The tomb of Qin Shi Huang is famous for the thousands of what?

Terracotta Warriors

Bronze chariots

Golden masks

Jade figurines

What craft of fine writing and brush strokes in China is known as?

Calligraphy

Typography

Lithography

Engraving

What did the Qin emperor standardize across China?

Writing, weights & measures, currency

Religions

Languages of all regions

Family heritage laws

Which major construction did Qin Shi Huang begin to protect his empire from northern invaders?

The Great Wall

The Grand Canal

The Silk Road

The Forbidden City

The period before the Qin unification, when many Chinese kingdoms fought each other, is called the _____.

Warring States Period

Spring & Autumn Period

Age of Divided Kingdoms

Era of the Five Dynasties

Who became the first “Emperor” of a unified China?

Qin Shi Huang

Liu Bang

King Zheng

Sun Wu

Which Chinese dynasty completed the unification of China in 221 BCE?

Qin

Han

Zhou

Shang

The Chinese writing system uses symbols where each symbol stands for a word or part of a word. What is one of these symbols called?

character

letter

syllable

digit

The earliest form of Chinese writing were characters that looked like what they represented. What are these called?

pictograms

alphabetic letters

hieroglyphs

cuneiform