Dynasties & Leaders
This dynasty was the first to unite all of China under one ruler.
What is the Qin Dynasty?
Shi Huangdi made everyone use the same type of this to improve communication.
What is writing (script)?
This belief system taught that people are naturally bad and need strict laws.
What is Legalism?
This massive project was built to protect China from invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
A skilled worker who makes things by hand.
What is an artisan?
This leader became the first emperor of China.
Who is Shi Huangdi?
To better control China, the emperor divided it into these regions.
What are provinces?
This man helped Shi Huangdi apply Legalist ideas across China.
Who is Li Si?
These two groups were forced to help build the wall.
Who are soldiers and prisoners?
This famous trade route connected China to the rest of the world.
What is the Silk Road?
Before China was unified, this violent time period saw states constantly at war.
What is the Warring States Period?
Shi Huangdi made all coins, weights, and measures the same in a process called this.
What is standardization?
Li Si believed that rewards and these could make people obey the law.
What are harsh punishments?
Thousands of these clay figures were buried to protect Shi Huangdi in the afterlife.
What are the Terracotta Soldiers?
The emperor used this process to make laws, money, and measurements the same everywhere.
What is standardization?
Shi Huangdi’s birth name before becoming emperor.
Who is Ying Zheng?
This change made trade easier and helped unify China’s economy.
What is the creation of a single currency?
To stop people from challenging the emperor, Li Si advised him to do this to books.
What is burn them?
The Great Wall became a symbol of China’s strength and this quality.
What is determination or unity?
Mountains, rivers, and deserts shaped life in China and are examples of this.
What is geography?
After Shi Huangdi’s death, this dynasty replaced the Qin.
What is the Han Dynasty?
Officials who were loyal to Shi Huangdi governed these areas to prevent rebellion.
Who are appointed governors or officials?
Li Si’s Legalist system replaced this older belief that focused on kindness and respect.
What is Confucianism?
The Terracotta Army was discovered by farmers in this year.
What is 1974?
Bringing many states together under one ruler.
What is unification?