Key term
founder of the Qin Dynasty and China's first emperor
Shi Huangdi
What was Shi Huangdi's first task to strengthen the Empire?
It was to protect the new empire from its enemies
What does Shi Huangdi mean?
It means "First Emperor."
When did he outlaw the ideas of Confucius and other important thinkers?
In 213 B.C
When did Shi Huangdi die?
He died in 210 B.C
The type of money used by a group or a nation
Currency
What did Shi Huangdi build to protect his people from attacks?
He built the Great Wall Of China
What was Shi Huangdi's original name?
Zhao Zheng
True or False? He required that people learn the philosophies of Qin Scholars?
True
Who was Shi Huangdi's grandson that took power after his death?
Wudi
The founder of the Huang Dynasty
Liu Bang
How long did it take to construct the Great Wall Of China?
It took about 10 years to construct
What did Zhoa Zheng rule?
The Qin people
What is Legalism?
Legalism is the idea that people should be punished for bad behavior and rewarded for good behavior
What did Wudi mean?
Wudi meant "Warrior Emperor"
Chinese emperor who brought the Han dynasty to its greatest strength
Wudi
True or False? Did he order farmers, and merchants from stores to form an army of hundreds of thousands of workers?
True
When Zheng established the Qin dynasty, he took the name Shi Huangdi, why?
Because Qin is sometimes spelled Ch'in, the name China comes from the Qin dynasty
False
Where did Chinese rule stretch?
It stretched West into Central Asia, east into present-day northern and Central Korea, into South into present-day Vietnam.
a local leader of an armed group
Warlord
About how long was the Great wall of China?
It was about 4,500 miles (7,200 kilometers)
Where did the Qin people live?
They lived along China's western border.
What books did China not burn?
The ones about Medicine, technology, and farming.
When did the Han dynasty end?
About 400 years ago.