Life
What was the system of government he ruled by and what did it entail?
Legalism, a form of government where leaders have absolute power over subjects.
Why did his advisors pretend he was alive?
Before his death, the emperor did not leave a will or a named successor, and his advisors did not want opposing empires to use the opportunity of their lack of leadership to seize control.
Who won the contention and started the Han Dynasty?
Liu Bang
What was the purpose of the Terracotta Army?
To protect him from whatever comes in the afterlife
What was his birth name?
Ying Zheng
What was the name of the son who his advisors wanted crowned emperor?
Ying Huhai
Who broke the stalemate?
Liu Bang
What modern alphabet is based off of the writing form he came up with?
The Mandarin alphabet
At what age did he become king?
13 years old
What were his advisors names?
Li Si and Zhao Gao
How many kingdoms did Xiang Yu split China into?
Nineteen
What did Qin Shi Huangdi do to start the Great Wall of China?
He connected smaller fortifications to form a defensive barrier
How many assasination attempts were made on his life?
Three
Why did they tell his oldest son to commit suicide?
Because he was very close with a general, Meng Tian, and would replace them with him; on the contrary, his other son was very close with them both.
What caused Liu Bang to advance towards the capital?
Xiang Yu's placeholder King of Chu being killed
How are the dead viewed in China?
As still existing in this world, but sort of on a parallel regime
What did his new name mean?
Qin was the dynasty's name, Shi meant “the first”, as he claimed himself to be the first emperor of China, and Huangdi was after the mythical Yellow Emperor.
Near where did Qin Shi Huangdi die?
Langye
What were the rewards Liu Bang offered Han Xin and Peng Yue to join his army?
Han Xin: an extension of his kingdom; the new boundaries would include his hometown
Peng Yue: the kingdom of Wei
What made the mini bronze chariots in his tomb special?
Each part in the miniature versions was an exact replica of its life-size counterparts