You were able to get a government job in Han Dynasty China if you

Could pass a really difficult test

During the Han Dynasty, peasants

Were in the second highest social class

Why was the Qin Dynasty so short?

The people revolted after Qin Shi Huangdi's death

The principle of legalism is based upon the idea that

People are bad and must be controlled

During the Qin Dynasty, people who challenged authority were

Killed (along with their entire family)

The most important trade route in the ancient world

Qin Shi Huangdi was able to build some of the Great Wall in such a short period of time because

He forced thousands of people to work on the wall

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1
What was special about the first Han emperor?
He could not read
He was born a peasant
He was from a very wealthy merchant family
He was a relative of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi
2
You were able to get a government job in Han Dynasty China if you
Could pass a really difficult test
If you were a friend of the emperor
Had a relative with a government job
If you were from a wealthy family
3
Where did the peasants get the weapons when they fought to overthrow the second Qin emperor?
They traded with Japan to get them
They stole them from the army when the soldiers were asleep
They took them from Qin's tomb
They traded along the Silk Road to get them
4
Emperor Qin helped to unify China by
All of these
Created a uniform legal system
Standardizing money
Standardized writing
5
Which was NOT a Chinese invention?
Gunpowder
Silk
Seismograph
Irrigation
6
During the Han Dynasty, peasants
Were in the lowest social class
Were in the second highest social class
Were not allowed to be educated
Were taxed very heavily
7
Why was the Qin Dynasty so short?
All the nobles fought for power after Qin Shi Huangdi died
The new emperor changed his last name
The people revolted after Qin Shi Huangdi's death
Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi's son did not want to be the emperor
8
Han Dynasty China was governed according to the principles of
Buddhism
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
9
The principle of legalism is based upon the idea that
People should live in harmony with nature
People are bad and must be controlled
People should focus on enlightenment
People should be treated like family
10
Social position during the Han Dynasty was determined by
Land that you owned
Who your parents were
The value of what you produced
Your wealth
11
During the Qin Dynasty, people who challenged authority were
Treated kindly
Put in prison for a long time
Killed (just the guilty person)
Killed (along with their entire family)
12
Emperor Qin shared his power and depended upon the nobles to help him rule China.
True
False
13
The Silk Road was
A lengthy path made of silk
The most important trade route in the ancient world
A trade route that went from Europe to the Americas
14
The day to day business of government is carried out by the
The Nobles
Emperor
Civil Service Workers
The Emperors Sons
15
Who was the first emperor of China?
Qin Shi Huangdi
Wu Di
Liu Bang
Han Gaozu
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Qin Shi Huangdi was able to build some of the Great Wall in such a short period of time because
He forced thousands of people to work on the wall
He was so loved that thousands of people volunteered
He paid peasants to build the wall when they weren't farming
People could work on the wall to avoid the army

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