WorksheetsThe first Emperor of China
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
The first Emperor of China was
Qin Shi Huang (Shihuangdi)
Puji
Genghis Khan
Gaozu
During the Qin dynasty the following changes occurred
building projects such as roads and canals
introduced a common currency (coins)
introduced taxation for all households
introduced a single system of weights and measurements
The period of time in Ancient China prior to the Qin dynasty was the
Warring States Period
Han Dynasty
Khan Dynasty
Meiji Dynasty
Shihuangdi is attributed with
unifying China
causing disunity in China - several regions at war
sponsoring scholars to pursue scientific research
no answers are correct
Emperor Qin's rule relied on
officials to oversee regions of China
feudalism to maintain power
the support of religious leaders
all answers are correct
These famous tourist attractions were created during the Qin dynasty
Great Wall of China (some parts of the wall)
Terracotta Warriors
Forbidden City
Capital City of Beijing
This principle (philosophy) believed that since humans were inherently evil, laws to control and punish were a necessity for social order.
(a)
The capital city of the Qin Dynasty was
Xianyang
Peking
Beijing
Shanghai
Who was executed along with burning of the books?
(a)
The 'burning of the books' during the Qin Dynasty may have led to scholars in the next periods of China's history to
write negatively about Emperor Qin
destroy records from this time
focus on the positive aspect of the Qin dynasty
The Qin Dynasty began in .......... and Shihuangdi became the first Emperor of a unified China.
221BCE
206BCE
510BCE
221CE
The Qin Dynasty ended in 206BCE and was followed by which dynasty?
(a)
To ensure that Qin's enemies were kept under control after he unified China, ending the Warring States period, he
made his enemies live in the capital city Xianyang
sent officials to destroy enemy weapons
gave his enemies important positions in his government
executed his enemies and their families
Scholars that refused to burn books or tried to keep them hidden were
executed by being buried alive
forced to write books about Emperor Qin
held captive - house arrest
all answers are correct
Emperor Qin ordered a tomb (mausoleum) to be built
containing an army of 8000 terracotta soldiers to protect him in the after-life
for his burial; the burial chamber is in a large earth mound which has yet to be excavated
and executed his army to be buried with him
