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