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Ancient China - Unit 5
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- 1Ancient ChinaUnit 5
- 2When did Shi Huangdi rule China?♕From 221BC to 210BC.
- 3What does "Shi" mean?Shi meant first.
- 4What did "Huangdi" mean?Huangdi meant sovereign emperor.
- 5Why was the word "Sovereign" included in his name?The word "Sovereign" was included in his name so that his title would show that all people recognise him as the supreme ruler of the emperor.
- 6Where did the word "China" come from?The Qin dynasty was so influential in Chinese history that even the word China is believed to have come from the word "Qin".
- 7True or False: Shi Huangdi once conquered all of China.True.
- 8Why did Shi Huangdi not appoint his sons as governors.He didn't appoint his sons as governors because he wanted to avoid the collapse of his empire, he believed that his sons would fight for power/land.
- 9What is Primogeniture?A practise in which the eldest son inherited all the land and statues of his noble father.
- 10How was the authority of the nobles weakened and why was this important?Shi Huangdi abolished the the practise of Primogeniture and the nobles were forced to divide their lands among all their heirs. Their lands would become smaller and the nobles wouldnt be able to raise enough money to create their own armies.
- 11Why didn't Shi Huangdi not want the nobles to create their own armies?So that they could not overthrow Shi Huangdi.
- 12What happened during Warring states period?People in different states spoke their own Dialects and used their own written languages.
- 13True or False; Each state used its own form of money and had its own ways of measuring weight and distance.True.
- 14What problems did having it make?It made it difficult for merchants in various parts of the empire to trade with one another and thus develop the economy.
- 15How did Shi Huangdi decide to resolve this problem?He created a standard set of weights and measures and introduced a single currency. He also introduced a uniform tax system.
- 16How was tax payed?In a share of the crop grown on the land.
- 17What was the Code of Qin?It was a new legal system. The laws of this code were harsh. People were rewarded for reporting crimes, and anyone who criticised the emperor or his government was serverely punished with either hard labour, mutilation or execution.
- 18Who did this code apply to?This code applied to everyone, from civil servants to peasants.
- 19True or False: Scholars enjoyed their time and did not suffer under these laws.False.
- 20What did many of the scholars do?They worked as civil servants and helped Shi Huangdi administer the empire.
- 21Why did Shi Huangdi burn scholars and how many were burnt?He burnt alive 460 scholars in the same grave because they refused to follow his orders.