The period before the Qin unification, when many Chinese kingdoms fought each other, is called the _____.
Warring States Period
Spring & Autumn Period
Era of the Five Dynasties
Age of Divided Kingdoms
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 changed in Chinese writing under the Qin so that the same characters could be used across the empire?
Only local dialects
Use of symbols from different regions
Standardized script
Alphabet orders
The First Emperor demanded that all the states use the same system of weights and measures. Why?
To keep merchants happy
Because he liked accuracy
To unify trade and control
To please the nobles
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
syllable
digit
letter
The earliest form of Chinese writing were characters that looked like what they represented. What are these called?
alphabetic letters
cuneiform
pictograms
hieroglyphs
Who became the first “Emperor” of a unified China?
Sun Wu
Liu Bang
King Zheng
Qin Shi Huang
What craft of fine writing and brush strokes in China is known as?
Calligraphy
Lithography
Engraving
Typography
The “First Emperor” had his rivals and noble families moved to his capital in order to control them. True or False?
He kept them in place
True
He banished them
False
Pictograms in ancient China gradually evolved into more abstract symbols so the writing system became more efficient. True or False?
Only after the Han
False
Depends on province
True
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
What is the Chinese term for the act of reunifying and bringing under one rule?
Han means “peace”
Shang means “above”
Qin means “united”
Zhou means “circle”
Which Chinese dynasty completed the unification of China in 221 BCE?
Qin
Zhou
Shang
Han
What is the term for the early pictorial writing used in China?
Oracle bone script
Phoenician abbreviations
Runes
Cuneiform
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
The Qin dynasty was short but it set the template for later Chinese emperors. True or False?
It had no effect
True
It failed completely
False
The writing reforms helped make government administration across the empire easier and more unified. True or False?
They made confusion worse
True
Only for local areas
False
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?
False
They didn’t focus on infrastructure
Only after the Han dynasty
True
The tomb of Qin Shi Huang is famous for the thousands of what?
Bronze chariots
Jade figurines
Terracotta Warriors
Golden masks
Which philosophy did the Qin rulers favour for governing the state?
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
Mohism
Which metal weapon became common in the Qin army that helped them win wars?
Iron swords & crossbows
Stone axes
Bronze spears
Wooden clubs