The most important trade route in the ancient world

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 Han Dynasty, peasants

Were in the second highest social class

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

Could pass a really difficult test

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

During the Qin Dynasty, people who challenged authority were

Killed (along with their entire family)

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1
Who was the first emperor of China?
Liu Bang
Wu Di
Han Gaozu
Qin Shi Huangdi
2
The Silk Road was
The most important trade route in the ancient world
A lengthy path made of silk
A trade route that went from Europe to the Americas
3
Which was NOT a Chinese invention?
Seismograph
Irrigation
Gunpowder
Silk
4
The day to day business of government is carried out by the
Civil Service Workers
Emperor
The Emperors Sons
The Nobles
5
Social position during the Han Dynasty was determined by
The value of what you produced
Land that you owned
Your wealth
Who your parents were
6
Han Dynasty China was governed according to the principles of
Confucianism
Daoism
Legalism
Buddhism
7
What was special about the first Han emperor?
He was a relative of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi
He was born a peasant
He could not read
He was from a very wealthy merchant family
8
Why was the Qin Dynasty so short?
Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi's son did not want to be the emperor
The people revolted after Qin Shi Huangdi's death
All the nobles fought for power after Qin Shi Huangdi died
The new emperor changed his last name
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 be treated like family
People should focus on enlightenment
10
Where did the peasants get the weapons when they fought to overthrow the second Qin emperor?
They traded along the Silk Road to get them
They stole them from the army when the soldiers were asleep
They traded with Japan to get them
They took them from Qin's tomb
11
Emperor Qin helped to unify China by
All of these
Standardizing money
Standardized writing
Created a uniform legal system
12
During the Han Dynasty, peasants
Were taxed very heavily
Were in the lowest social class
Were not allowed to be educated
Were in the second highest social class
13
You were able to get a government job in Han Dynasty China if you
Had a relative with a government job
If you were a friend of the emperor
Could pass a really difficult test
If you were from a wealthy family
14
Qin Shi Huangdi was able to build some of the Great Wall in such a short period of time because
He paid peasants to build the wall when they weren't farming
He was so loved that thousands of people volunteered
He forced thousands of people to work on the wall
People could work on the wall to avoid the army
15
Emperor Qin shared his power and depended upon the nobles to help him rule China.
False
True
16
During the Qin Dynasty, people who challenged authority were
Killed (along with their entire family)
Put in prison for a long time
Treated kindly
Killed (just the guilty person)

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