Review: The First Emperor of China

Qin Shi Huangdi was the first ________ of China.

• king

• emperor

• president

Which two words that most would use to describe the Emperor of Qin.

• strong and fair

• kind and cruel

• strong and cruel

• weak and lonely

Under feudalism, ........

• power was held locally

• lords met with the king

• leadership came from several men

• peasants chose their leaders

Qin Shi Huangdi was most influenced by...

• confucianism

• buddhism

• legalism

• daoism

Which areas listed below did the emperor NOT take action in, in order to unify China?

• Laws and money

• units of measurement

• writing

• trade

How did unifying laws, money, writing, and other areas help Emperor Qin unify China as a country?

• He set up schools for these things to be taught.

• He took ideas about them from other countries.

• He allowed officials to adjust his rules as they seemed fit.

• He standardized practices across China that were once very different.

Who probably had the best life under the rule of Emperor Qin? Artists or merchants?

Terra-cotta is a kind of...

• mask

• clay

• army

• food

What did archaeologists find inside the emperor's tomb?

• life-sized animal sculptures

• pieces of the Great Wall

• a life-sized clay army

• nothing, it was empty

What led to rebellion and civil war in ancient China?

• The emperor was overthrown.

• The emperor declared war on a neighboring country.

• The emperor died.