Ancient China Section 3

1) unified writing system, 2) network of highways, 3) canals

Give 3 reasons why trade flourished under the Qin.

He created a strong government with strict laws and severe punishments.

How did Shi Huangdi's rule demonstrate his Legalist beliefs?

1) new policies & achievements, 2) uniform system of law, 3) rules and punishments were to be the same

List 3 ways Shi Huangdi unified China.

True

True or False: Shi Huangdi was a follower of Legalist political beliefs. He created a strong government with strict laws and severe punishment.

False: the Great Wall was the barrier.

True or False: The Shi Huangdi, a barrier linked earlier walls across China's northern frontier, was built to stop nomads from invading China.

False: the title Shi Huangdi means first emperor.

True or False: The emperor who unified China gave himself the title Qin dynasty, which means first emperor.

True

True or False: Under the Qin dynasty China was unified, a network of roads and canals was built, and the written language was standardized.

The Great Wall of China. It was built over many years by thousands of soldiers and workers.

What was the massive building project undertaken under Shi Huangdi's rule that required the labor of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and workers?

it protected China from fierce northern nomads.

What was the purpose of the great wall?

Shi Huangdi ordered the burning of all books that did not agree with Legalism.

Who ordered the destruction of all the writings that did not agree with Legalism?

Great Wall

a barrier built by the Qin that linked earlier walls across China's northern frontier

Shi Huangdi

the first emperor of the Qin dynasty and the first to unite China under a single ruler