The First Emperor (CH 1)

What is a type of baked or hardened brownish-red clay?

• mud

• terracotta

• dirt

• clay

An emperor is the ruler of an

What is a hard mineral, usually green, that can be made into jewelry or small figurines.

• Jade

• Gold

• Bronze

• Iron

1. A ______ is a type of weapon that shoots arrows when the trigger is released.

1. The terracotta soldiers were made to ______ the emperor and his ______and possessions from robbers.

• help, house

• help, tomb

• protect, house

• protect, tomb

1. The emperor kept his tomb a secret by allowing the workers to be ______ alive inside the tomb.

How many years had the terracotta soldiers been left undiscovered?

• more than 500

• more than 1,000

• more than 1,500

• more than 2,000

1. Chinese coins have a _____in the center, which make it possible to string together, making it easier to carry.

What kind of leader rules by UNJUST means?

• protective

• rightful

• tyrant

• strong

1. King of Qin, Shihuangdi, brought together China’s regions by insisting on the use of a _____ language, _____currency, and a _____system of weights and measures.