Worksheets5-4 Unification of China
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 29mins
Which Dynasty is best known for beginning the Great Wall?
Shang
Qin
Ming
Zhou
What did workers use to construct the wall during the reign of Emperor Qin?
dirt
brick
concrete
wood
Who did most of the work on the great wall?
skilled artisans
peasants and convicts
slaves captured in wars
soldiers and skilled engineers
When China united, who was the first Emperor?
Confusius
Shi Huangdi
Sun Tzu
Chen Honghui
What was the name of the soldiers that stood guard outside the Emperor's tomb?
Chia Army
Ninja's Army
Terra Cotta Army
Qin Army
The Great Wall had what purpose?
To promote tourism
To keep out nomads to the North
To travel between cities
For a battle royale
A society that uses harsh laws to keep order BEST describes ____________.
Confucianism
Democracy
Socialism
Legalism
In Unified China, the weights and measures of what group were made standardized?
Merchants
Jewelers
Sailors
Bronze Artisans
Why were rules created specifying how characters should be written?
To make sure the letters could not be used by other nations
To write in code during wars
So everyone could read them
They were really mean
What governing style believes that people can be led by a good example?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Daoism
Tai Chi
How could you best describe the Qin government?
It used a incentive system
It was centralized.
It led by a positive example
It was a very accepting government
Who sparked a rebellion against the Qin Dynasty?
Li Shang
Bruce Lee
Chen Sheng
Genghis Khan
How did they standardize transportation under the Qin Dynasty?
Carriages had the same length axles
Roads were all made of cobblestone
All carriages were pulled by two oxen
Each carriage could only carry 200 pounds of goods
What title did the Emperor of Qin take once he gained control of China?
Prince Zheng
First Emperor of the World
Qin Shi Huangdi
Emperor of Legalism
What sort of Legalist policies did the emperor adopt?
strict laws and harsh punishments
unfair laws and mild punishments
easygoing laws and gentle punishments
fake laws and cruel punishments
Which of the following did the Emperor of Qin do to maintain his authority over China?
He created a government that he controlled personally
He divided his territory into 36 districts.
One official in each of the districts was responsible keeping the emperor informed.
all of these are correct
What did the Emperor of Qin do when he thought his mother was plotting against him?
He exiled or sent away his mother.
He put his mother in prison for a year.
He co-ruled with his mother.
He had his mother put to death.
Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, began life as
a prince of one Chinese state.
an invader from Central Asia.
a member of the Zhou dynasty.
a farmer in the North China Plain.
How did the emperor change the writing system?
He simplified the writing system by removing many characters.
He created a new writing system of his own and increased the number of characters.
Under the Emperor of Qin, who was punished when they broke the law?
The rich and the poor were punished equally.
Usually the poor were punished more harshly than the rich.
Only officials and traders were punished.
The Emperor of Qin made trading easier by
standardizing money.
protecting traders from harm.
not punishing traders when they broke the law.
What became the acceptable form of money?
metal coins of gold or bronze
silver from melted weapons
pearls from the Indian Ocean
What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
to keep invaders out
to provide employment
to reward followers with land
Why did many people sent to work on the Great Wall not return home?
They died under harsh conditions.
They ran away to other countries.
They decided to live near the wall.
This scene from an ancient scroll shows the scholars being severely punished. Why did this happen?
The emperor hoped to stop criticism of the government.
The philosophers wanted to get back to nature.
The soldiers did not know how to read.
The Emperor of Qin ordered all Confucian books brought to the capital so that he could
destroy them.
learn from them.
start a new library.
What was the emperor most afraid of?
dying
losing power
being poor
being immortal
Where did archaeologists find a life-sized army made of terra-cotta, a kind of clay?
inside the emperor's tomb
along the southern border
next to the royal palace
in the Great Wall
Why did later Chinese historians have very different opinions of the Emperor of Qin?
He acted both wisely and cruelly.
His advisers made most decisions.
His tomb could not be found.
Little is known about him.
After the Emperor of Qin died,
rebellions broke out.
the emperor's son ruled.
the emperor's wife ruled.
What would this quote relate?
“Listen to the stream, it never quarrels or fights for position or acceptance, it just is.”
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
What philosophy does this quote match with?
•“Knowledge will give you power, but character will give you respect.”
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
What philosophy does this match with?
“My ally is the force and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us.”
– Yoda from Star Wars
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
What philosophy does this relate to?
"Charity only encourages laziness, so no laziness or charity for the weak."
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
What philosophy does this quote relate to?
"The nature of man is evil. His goodness is acquired."
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
What philosophy does this quote relate to?
"Do not do to others what you do not wish for yourself."
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Emperor Shi Huangdi governed with this ethical system.
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
How was transportation standardized under the Qin?
Roads were the same width.
Carriages were the same height.
Everyone paid the same road tax.
Axles of carriages were the same length.
Which of these phrases best summarizes Legalism?
Harsh laws are needed to keep order in society.
Moral values are the key to social order.
Citizens are capable of governing themselves.
Educating people leads to a strong society.
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
to separate warring states
to keep out nomads to the north
to standardize Chinese roads
to make trade and transportation easier
Who was the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty?
Shi Huangdi
King Wu
Confucius left an enduring mark on Chinese society as
an educator and political advisor.
a man involved in the practice of statecraft as an ambitious official.
a great traveler and writer of deep philosophical treatises.
a powerful and wise emperor.
None of these answers is correct.
The excavation site of the First Emperor's tomb near modern Xi'an is a great tourist attraction. When you visit the tomb, you can see
a great terra-cotta army of Qin soldiers and cavalry.
sacrificed slaves, concubines, and craftsmen who designed and built the tomb.
a map of the emperor's realm on the ceiling.
an underground palace lined with bronze.
All these answers are correct.
The great Qin empire only lasted a few years. It was ended by
a military coup.
waves of revolts.
deadly epidemics.
violence of court factions.
invasions by nomadic people.
What is Emperor Shi Huangdi most known for?
Building the Forbidden City
Uniting China under one rule
Establishing trade on the Silk Road
Keeping China as a series of states
Which Chinese teaching most influenced Shi Huangdi’s style of rule?
Daoism
Legalism
Confucianism
What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
to keep invaders out
to provide employment
to punish critics of the emperor
Why did many people sent to work on the Great Wall not return home?
They decided to live near the wall.
They died under harsh conditions.
They ran away to other countries.
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
Total disorder and confusion
Diffusion
Legalism
Standardize
Chaos
To set rules to make things more similar.
Standardize
Legalism
Ethics
Diffusion
Qin Shihuangdi helped unify China by creating a(n) ________, or type of money, that everyone had to use.
paper
currency
horses
The Great Wall of China
Buddhism
An official who watches others for correct behavior...
over watcher
bureaucrat
censor
civil servant
Something, such as coins or paper money, that is used as a medium of exchange; money in the form of coins or paper...
currency
bartering
covenant
scarcity
The administrative service of a government...
currency
civil service
censor
Confucianism
Qin forts were located along the:
Huang He
Yangtze
southern border
Yellow Sea
Chang Jiang
