Ancient Chinese Dynasties

Ancient Civilizations: Chinese Dynasties

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Shihuangdi

The leader of the Qin dynasty was Emperor Shihuangdi, who is known as the first emperor of the Qin dynasty and in fact, the first imperial emperor of China. He conquered the remaining city-states and united ancient China and created a very strict government. He began the process of building the Great Wall of China.

Qin Dynasty

 The Qin dynasty ended China's Warring States period. And it began the development of a centralized government, which created a rigid set of laws that could be applied across the different city-states. Now the Qin dynasty started when it gained power and became the ruling house.

Qin Dynasty Rule

Xianyang was the capital of the Qin Dynasty

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements does not describe Shihuangdi?

• Shihuangdi was the first emperor of the Qin dynasty.

• Shihuangdi wrote the Lunyu, the most important text in Confucianism.

• Shihuangdi conquered city-states to unite China.

• Shihuangdi began the process of building the Great Wall of China.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions was a major accomplishment of the Qin dynasty?

• creating China’s first monetary system

• ending the Warring States period

• creating a system of social classes

• organizing China’s first local governments

Multiple Choice

Emperor Shihuangdi lived in __________, the capital of the Qin kingdom.

• Xianyang

• Yuzhou

• Luoyang

• Beijing

Liu Bang

Liu Bang became emperor of the Han during the period of the Qin Dynasty. Eventually, he became emperor of the now unified Chinese empire. Now the Han empire after Liu Bang had a strong central government, and it included emperor Wudi who instituted Confucianism as the primary philosophy at the Chinese empire. Which included requirements for certain government officials to pass a civil service exam, to demonstrate that they had month high moral character and advanced.

Han Accomplishments

The Han accomplished many things during their time. They emphasized the importance of education, and in fact, built a centralized university.

During this time historians, poets, and writers all prospered because they were thought of as being very virtuous. And the writings of math, medicine, philosophy, religion, and the arts came to the forefront.

This is in opposition to the former Qin dynasty, which actually burned many writings.

People still refer to themselves as Han.

Multiple Choice

Which Han leader began to rule after the collapse of the Qin dynasty in 206 BCE?

• Shihuangdi

• Liu Bang

• Mencius

• Xunzi

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Han dynasty is true?

• The Han built a central university.

• The Han developed a standardized Chinese writing system.

• The Han developed Confucianism.

• The Han constructed the Great Wall of China

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not an advancement created during the Han dynasty?

• the invention of paper

• the design of new water clocks and sun dials

• the creation of a new kind of seismograph

• the creation of China’s first system of writing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best illustrates the lasting influence of the Han dynasty?

• The Han kingdom expanded into Tibet, Korea, and Vietnam.

• The Han kingdom was responsible for creating the seismograph.

• Present-day Chinese still refer to themselves as Han.

• The Han kingdom united ancient China for the first time.