China's First Emperor

An ancient scroll shows the Confucian scholars were severely punished. Why did this happen?

• They didn't brush their teeth like their mom told them to.

• The emperor hoped to stop criticism of the government.

• The philosphers wanted to get back to nature.

• They were getting an F in their social studies class.

What two words would describe Emperor Qin?

• strong and cruel

• pretty and delicate

• compassionate and kind

• wet and stinky

Which of the following is true of Emperor Qin?

• He divided his territory into 36 districts.

• He punished the rich and the poor equally.

• He exiled his own mother.

• All of these.

Where did archaeologists find a life-sized army made of terra-cotta, kind of clay?

• in the Himalyan Mountains

• in the Herastandin Mountains

• inside the emperor's tomb

• in the last castle Mario explored when he found the princess.

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

• destroy them.

• stack them into the world's tallest book tower.

• use them to learn how to read.

• eat the pages. He loved to devour books.

To a large extent, the Great Wall was built by

• army ants.

• minions.

• forced labor.

• accident.

What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?

• to keep invaders out.

• to keep in the sweet and sour chickens.

• to make other countries jealous.

• They were going to attach basketball hoops to it and make a huge gym.

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

• The rich person would call the poor person a copy cat.

• Whoever did it better wouldn't be punished.

• They would feed eacheother sushi until one of them barfed.

• The two would suffer the same punishment.

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

• They liked it so much that they lived there.

• They died under harsh conditions.

• They disliked their families and were thankful to get away.

• They got lost and were too stubborn to ask for directions.

Which Chinese teaching most influenced Qin Shi Huangdi's style of rule?

• Daoism

• Legalism

• Confucianism

• illegalism