The First Emperor of China

What title did the Emperor of Qin take once he gained control of China?

• Prince Zheng

• First Emperor of the World

• Qin Shi Huangdi

• Emperor of Legalism

What sort of Legalist policies did the emperor adopt?

• strict laws and harsh punishments

• unfair laws and mild punishments

• easygoing laws and gentle punishments

• fake laws and cruel punishments

Which of the following did the Emperor of Qin do to maintain his authority over China?

• He created a government that he controlled personally

• He divided his territory into 36 districts.

• One official in each of the districts was responsible keeping the emperor informed.

• all of these are correct

What did the Emperor of Qin do when he thought his mother was plotting against him?

• He exiled or sent away his mother.

• He put his mother in prison for a year.

• He co-ruled with his mother.

• He had his mother put to death.

Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, began life as

• a prince of one Chinese state.

• an invader from Central Asia.

• a member of the Zhou dynasty.

• a farmer in the North China Plain.

How did the emperor change the writing system?

• He simplified the writing system by removing many characters.

• He created a new writing system of his own and increased the number of characters.

Under the Emperor of Qin, who was punished when they broke the law?

• The rich and the poor were punished equally.

• Usually the poor were punished more harshly than the rich.

• Only officials and traders were punished.

The Emperor of Qin made trading easier by

• standardizing money.

• protecting traders from harm.

• not punishing traders when they broke the law.

What became the acceptable form of money?

• metal coins of gold or bronze

• silver from melted weapons

• pearls from the Indian Ocean

What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?

• to keep invaders out

• to provide employment

• to reward followers with land