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WorksheetsUnit 4 Chapter 3 Imperial China
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Use the image to answer the following question.
What is this emperor known for?
unifying China
dividing China
following Confucianism
creating Legalism
What surrounded Qin Shi Huangdi in his tomb? Select the two correct answers.
statues of angels
statues of horses
statues of soldiers
statues of dragons
statues of his children
Why was the Great Wall built?
to divide China into east and west
to keep out nomads called the Xiongnu
to stop trade between Japan and Rome
to commemorate historical events
What did Emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty order an official to travel into the wilderness to find?
people willing to help China defend itself
potions that would make him live forever
a country willing to buy China’s silk
a trade route to foreign empires
Use the map to answer the following question.Which conclusion is supported by this map?
The Silk Road weakened China’s borders.
The Silk Road ended attacks by the Xiongnu.
The Silk Road took thousands of people to build.
The Silk Road connected China to other kingdoms.
What was invented in China a thousand years before it was widely used in Europe?
irrigation
brick
paper
porcelain
Use the image to answer the following question.
What was special about the spoon-shaped object in this image?
It protected a person from poison.
It was used to measure liquids.
It moved to point north.
It was found in the sea.
Use this passage from The Writings of Master Han Fei to answer the following question.
A state cannot be strong forever, nor can it remain weak. When its laws are strictly administered [enforced], the state is strong. When its laws are loosely administered, the state is weak.
Which emperor followed this philosophy by enforcing laws very strictly?
Qin Shi Huangdi
Liu Bang
Liu Bang
Wudi
Use this passage from The Writings of Master Han Fei to answer the following question.
A state under an enlightened sovereign [ruler] does not provide for trivial [unimportant] documents but promulgates [puts into effect] a code of laws for the guidance of the people; nor does it follow the ways of the early kings but makes the governing officials the people’s masters; nor does it tolerate private feuds [conflicts] but gets the people to die fighting in wars. In such a state, everyone abides by the law, works hard for the state, and delights in fighting.
According to this passage, what did Han Fei think about war?
War can be avoided by having a code of laws.
War makes it difficult for officials to do their jobs.
War weakens the state because many people die.
War prevents people in the same country from feuding.
Use this passage from The Writings of Master Han Fei to answer the following question.
One gives and receives for his own selfish purpose. If there is common interest, men, even though they are strangers, will live in harmony. Conversely, if their interests conflict with one another, even they be father and son, they will strive [fight] against one another.
According to Han Fei, what makes strangers live in harmony?
equal wealth
similar jobs
common interest
shared responsibilities
