Qin system of government

Which of the following is true of the Emperor of Qin?

• He divided his territory into 36 districts.

• He punished the rich and poor equally.

• He exiled his own mother.

• All of the above.

Which group most likely had the best life under the Emperor of Qin’s rule?

• artists

• merchants

• scholars

• farmers

Under Qin rule, what would happen if a rich person and a poor person committed the same crime?

• The two would suffer the same punishment.

• The rich person would pay a larger fine.

• The two would have to exchange places.

• Only the poor person would be punished.

What were TWO purposes of building the Great Wall?

• to keep invaders out

• to provide employment

• to punish critics of the emperor

• to keep people in to make tax collection easier

Why did many people sent to work on building the Great Wall not return home?

• They decided to live near the wall.

• They died under harsh conditions.

• They ran away to other countries.

• Shi Huangdi gave them great jobs guarding the wall

The Emperor of Qin ordered all Confucian books brought to the capital so that he could

• destroy them

• learn from them

• have them translated

• teach his children all about Confucius

Qin Shi Huangdi helped unify China by creating a single ________ or type of money, that everyone had to use. 

• grip
• cash
• currency
• dollars

Shi Huangdi used hundreds of thousands of farmers to join together, strengthen, and complete _____________. 

• ziggurats
• canals
• Great Wall of China
• Buddhist Temples

True or False?
Qin Shi Huangdi banished many nobles of the conquered states and ordered public burning of the books, including those of Confucian scholars.

• True
• False

With what type of government system did Shi Huangdi rule?

• Daoism
• Confuscianism
• Democracy
• Legalism