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Qin Shi Huangdi and the Terracotta Army

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main idea of the biography of Qin Shi Huangdi?

a)

Qin’s workers stocked his tomb with gold jewelry.

b)

Qin was a cruel ruler - a tyrant.

c)

Qin is credited with uniting China, developing ways to manage the country, and sponsoring the creation of art.

d)

Qin's fear of death made him create the terracotta army

2.

In what year was the Terracotta Army discovered?

a)

1847

b)

1984

c)

1947

d)

1974

3.

What is Terracotta?

a)

A easily carved, long lasting wood

b)

A hard baked clay

c)

A special type of paper mache

d)

A exclusive crafting rock only found in China

4.

What was the reason for the army being built?

a)

To scare off the enemy

b)

To protect and serve the king in the afterlife

c)

To protect and serve the emperor in the afterlife

d)

To impress the emperor

5.

Who discovered the terracotta army?

a)

Soldiers that conquered the land

b)

Farmers digging a well

c)

Chinese family that inherited the land

d)

It has been known and protected since the ancient times

6.

Qin ShiHuangdi was the first _______________ of China.

a)

emperor

b)

soldier

c)

sculptor

d)

inventor

7.

What has happened to the colorful paint that once decorated the warriors?

a)

The terracotta warriors were never painted.

b)

Archeologists washed it off to show the terracotta color.

c)

The paint flakes off and fades when exposed to air.

d)

Qin Shi Huangdi told them to wash it off.

8.

Which statement is true?

a)

All terracotta warriors look exactly the same.

b)

The warriors were made long after ShiHuangdi died.

c)

Terracotta horses and chariots were found with the warriors.

d)

The warriors did not have weapons, just food and water.

9.

What best explains the process of creating the emperor's tomb and the terracotta army?

a)

confusing and disorganized

b)

very organized and well-planned

c)

very easy, taking little time or effort

d)

careless and clumsy

10.
Positive change Qin Shi Huangdi made:
a)
unified China
b)
created different types of currency
c)
forced citizens to learn several languages
d)
enforced Confucianism
11.

Positive change Qin Shi Huangdi made:

a)

enforced Buddhism

b)

standardized currency, language, and systems of weights & measures

c)

created Feel Good Friday

d)

invented the crossbow

12.

During the Qin Dynasty, the ruler Shi Huang-di began construction of the..

a)

Great Wall

b)

Pyramid of Giza

c)

Ziggurat Temple

d)

Fleet of Zheng he

13.

During the Han Dynasty, China experienced its first ________________________.

a)

Golden Age

b)

Invasion by the Huns

c)

Female Emperor

d)

Exposure to the idea of the Mandate of Heaven

14.

How did Shi Huangdi deal with people who opposed him?

a)

He had them train for the civil service

b)

He had many of them killed

c)

He made them leave china forever, he banished them

d)

He asked them to join his army and fight with him

15.
A system of government employees selected for their skills and knowledge who collected taxes and enforced the laws.
a)
Governor
b)
Official
c)
Philosophy
d)
Civil Service
16.
Qin defeated...
a)
Japan 
b)
China
c)
Korea
d)
all the other Chinese states
17.

The primary purpose of the Great Wall of China was to _________________________.

a)

act as a tourist attraction

b)

protect the Chinese empire from the Mongolians and other invaders.

c)

act as an offering to the ancient Chinese Gods

d)

separate China from the rest of the world

18.

Which of the following is true of the Han Dynasty?

a)

It was the first Chinese Dynasty

b)

It was when China was ruled by the Mongols

c)

It was a golden age for Ancient China

d)

It was when a meritocracy was first used

19.
True or False?
Qin Shi Huangdi banished many nobles of conquered states and ordered public burning of books, including many books written by Confucian scholars.
a)
True
b)
False
20.

What is a bureaucracy?

a)

to join together into one group

b)

control of what people read, write, hear, or see

c)

a body of unelected government officials

d)

to make the same

21.

When was the Qin Dynasty?

a)

221-206 BCE

b)

221 - 206 CE

c)

110- 93 BCE

d)

637-467 BCE