Socials 8 China Unit 3

Question 1

After the Warring States period, who was the new emperor?

Answer 1

Ying Zheng gave himself the name Shi Huangdi which means First Emperor. He was 13 when he took power in Qin state, and eventually defeated all the fighting warlords.

Question 2

Why is “first emperor’ a good title for Shi Huangdi?

Answer 2

He was the first emperor to rule over a united China

Question 3

Was the Qin Dynasty long lasting?

Answer 3

Not in time, but it had a long lasting impact on culture and civilization.

Question 4

What is a central government?

Answer 4

a government concerned with areas that affect an entire nation or empire, such as defense, taxes, and the economy

Question 5

What does redistribute mean?

Answer 5

to reassign ownership, to give away to another person

Question 6

What are taxes?

Answer 6

mandatory fees paid to the government

Question 7

What are public works?

Answer 7

Major construction projects owned by the government

Question 8

How did Huangdi change the government?

Answer 8

He created one central government, and divided the country into 36 districts

Question 9

Who had power over the land in the Qin Dynasty?

Answer 9

The nobles had no power, so this was a change from the past

Question 10

Who was in charge in the 36 districts?

Answer 10

Appointed officials were in charge

Question 11

Where did the nobles have to live during the Qin Dynasty?

Answer 11

In the city where Huangdi could keep an eye on them

Question 12

How did peasants’ lives improve during the Qin Dynasty?

Answer 12

Huangdi gave them all farm land by taking it away from the nobles, but the peasants had to pay taxes to the government.

Question 13

What did peasants have to give in exchange for land during the Qin Dynasty?

Answer 13

They had to work on public works, like roads and ditches, and they also had to pay taxes

Question 14

What two things did Huangdi standardize during the Qin Dynasty?

Answer 14

Money and writing system became the same throughout China.

Question 15

What is Shi Huangdi’s greatest achievement?

Answer 15

The Great Wall of China

Question 16

The Great Wall protected China from whom?

Answer 16

The nomads who would raid the northern region

Question 17

What is a conscripted worker?

Answer 17

people forced to become laborers by the government

Question 18

How many people built the Great Wall?

Answer 18

500000

Question 19

For how long did construction continue?

Answer 19

2000 Years

Question 20

What was the benefit of the Qin Dynasty’s central government?

Answer 20

They were able to organize large scale projects such as the Great Wall, standard writing and money systems, to bring prosperity to China

Question 21

Why was Shi Huangdi not a popular ruler?

Answer 21

He was a Legalist, who believed that laws and the government were more important than people. He was a harsh ruler. He felt people only existed to serve him.

Question 22

What did Shi Huangdi do to show people he did not agree with Confucianism and Daoism?

Answer 22

He burned their books and buried their scholars alive to try to erase their knowledge

Question 23

During the Qin Dynasty how did the nobles feel?

Answer 23

Resentful that they lost their land and power

Question 24

During the Qin Dynasty how did the peasants feel?

Answer 24

they resented working like slaves on public projects

Question 25

During the Qin Dynasty how did the scholars feel?

Answer 25

They feared for their lives

Question 26

What weird things did Shi Huangdi do because he was so suspicious?

Answer 26

He feared for his life, never slept in the same bed twice, dressed in disguise, had his own sons executed

Question 27

How do they think Shi Huangdi died?

Answer 27

By poisoning himself with mercury trying to become immortal!!!!

Question 28

Why could Shi Huangdi’s son not maintain power when his father died?

Answer 28

Huangdi had made too many enemies and the people revolted.

Question 29

After the Qin dynasty, which dynasty came next?

Answer 29

The Han Dynasty.

Question 30

How was the Han dynasty kinder and gentler than Qin?

Answer 30

They hired Confucian advisors and threw out some of the harsh Qin laws.

Question 31

Who was the first leader of the Han dynasty?

Answer 31

Gaozu

Question 32

How long did Han Dynasty last?

Answer 32

400 years, 4 centuries.

Question 33

How did the Han emperors strengthen China?

Answer 33

they built roads and canals, built flood-control and irrigation (watering) projects. They built granaries to store grain in case of famine.They made trading alliances with other nations and created the Silk Road trading route

Question 34

What Dynasty followed the Han dynasty?

Answer 34

The Sui dynasty ruled by Emperor Wen

Question 35

What improvement did Wen make during the Sui dynasty?

Answer 35

the capital city at Chang’an became the largest city in the world with over 1 million people

Question 36

Was Wen a nice guy?

Answer 36

No, the emperor during the Sui dynasty was very cruel, forcing people to work in harsh conditions

Question 37

What did Wen strengthen during the Qin dynasty?

Answer 37

The Great Wall of China was rebuilt, the country was reunited, and they built the Grand Canal

Question 38

What was the benefit of the Grand Canal?

Answer 38

it linked northern and southern China allowing crops to be moved easily to feed people in the north