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WorksheetsQin Shi Huangdi and the Terracotta Army
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the main idea of the biography of Qin Shi Huangdi?
Qin’s workers stocked his tomb with gold jewelry.
Qin was a cruel ruler - a tyrant.
Qin is credited with uniting China, developing ways to manage the country, and sponsoring the creation of art.
Qin's fear of death made him create the terracotta army
In what year was the Terracotta Army discovered?
1847
1984
1947
1974
What is Terracotta?
A easily carved, long lasting wood
A hard baked clay
A special type of paper mache
A exclusive crafting rock only found in China
What was the reason for the army being built?
To scare off the enemy
To protect and serve the king in the afterlife
To protect and serve the emperor in the afterlife
To impress the emperor
Who discovered the terracotta army?
Soldiers that conquered the land
Farmers digging a well
Chinese family that inherited the land
It has been known and protected since the ancient times
Qin ShiHuangdi was the first _______________ of China.
emperor
soldier
sculptor
inventor
What has happened to the colorful paint that once decorated the warriors?
The terracotta warriors were never painted.
Archeologists washed it off to show the terracotta color.
The paint flakes off and fades when exposed to air.
Qin Shi Huangdi told them to wash it off.
Which statement is true?
All terracotta warriors look exactly the same.
The warriors were made long after ShiHuangdi died.
Terracotta horses and chariots were found with the warriors.
The warriors did not have weapons, just food and water.
What best explains the process of creating the emperor's tomb and the terracotta army?
confusing and disorganized
very organized and well-planned
very easy, taking little time or effort
careless and clumsy
Positive change Qin Shi Huangdi made:
enforced Buddhism
standardized currency, language, and systems of weights & measures
created Feel Good Friday
invented the crossbow
During the Qin Dynasty, the ruler Shi Huang-di began construction of the..
Great Wall
Pyramid of Giza
Ziggurat Temple
Fleet of Zheng he
During the Han Dynasty, China experienced its first ________________________.
Golden Age
Invasion by the Huns
Female Emperor
Exposure to the idea of the Mandate of Heaven
How did Shi Huangdi deal with people who opposed him?
He had them train for the civil service
He had many of them killed
He made them leave china forever, he banished them
He asked them to join his army and fight with him
The primary purpose of the Great Wall of China was to _________________________.
act as a tourist attraction
protect the Chinese empire from the Mongolians and other invaders.
act as an offering to the ancient Chinese Gods
separate China from the rest of the world
Which of the following is true of the Han Dynasty?
It was the first Chinese Dynasty
It was when China was ruled by the Mongols
It was a golden age for Ancient China
It was when a meritocracy was first used
Qin Shi Huangdi banished many nobles of conquered states and ordered public burning of books, including many books written by Confucian scholars.
What is a bureaucracy?
to join together into one group
control of what people read, write, hear, or see
a body of unelected government officials
to make the same
When was the Qin Dynasty?
221-206 BCE
221 - 206 CE
110- 93 BCE
637-467 BCE
