Who became the first “Emperor” of a unified China?
King Zheng
Sun Wu
Qin Shi Huang
Liu Bang
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 period before the Qin unification, when many Chinese kingdoms fought each other, is called the _____.
Warring States Period
Era of the Five Dynasties
Age of Divided Kingdoms
Spring & Autumn Period
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?
digit
character
letter
syllable
The “First Emperor” had his rivals and noble families moved to his capital in order to control them. True or False?
True
He kept them in place
He banished them
False
The First Emperor demanded that all the states use the same system of weights and measures. Why?
To unify trade and control
Because he liked accuracy
To please the nobles
To keep merchants happy
What changed in Chinese writing under the Qin so that the same characters could be used across the empire?
Use of symbols from different regions
Only local dialects
Standardized script
Alphabet orders
The earliest form of Chinese writing were characters that looked like what they represented. What are these called?
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
alphabetic letters
pictograms
Which philosophy did the Qin rulers favour for governing the state?
Confucianism
Mohism
Legalism
Daoism
What is the term for the early pictorial writing used in China?
Phoenician abbreviations
Oracle bone script
Runes
Cuneiform
Which major construction did Qin Shi Huang begin to protect his empire from northern invaders?
The Silk Road
The Forbidden City
The Grand Canal
The Great Wall
What was one method used by the Qin state to suppress dissent and unify the empire?
Allowing free speech
Publishing all philosophies
Inviting all scholars to dinner
Burning books & burying scholars
Under the Qin, roads and canals were improved to help move the army and goods. True or False?
They didn’t focus on infrastructure
Only after the Han dynasty
True
False
The writing reforms helped make government administration across the empire easier and more unified. True or False?
True
Only for local areas
They made confusion worse
False
Which major wall/dam did the Qin link together and extend?
The Eastern Ramparts
The Yellow River Dikes
Northern defensive walls → Great Wall
The Great Canal
Which Chinese dynasty completed the unification of China in 221 BCE?
Zhou
Shang
Han
Qin
Which state did the Qin kingdom defeat last to unify China?
The Han state
One of the other Warring States
The Shang state
The Zhou state
What craft of fine writing and brush strokes in China is known as?
Lithography
Typography
Engraving
Calligraphy
The tomb of Qin Shi Huang is famous for the thousands of what?
Terracotta Warriors
Golden masks
Bronze chariots
Jade figurines
Which metal weapon became common in the Qin army that helped them win wars?
Wooden clubs
Stone axes
Iron swords & crossbows
Bronze spears
Pictograms in ancient China gradually evolved into more abstract symbols so the writing system became more efficient. True or False?
False
Only after the Han
Depends on province
True
The Qin dynasty was short but it set the template for later Chinese emperors. True or False?
It failed completely
False
True
It had no effect