STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 22 Emperor Qin
Terra Cotta
A form of clay that hardens to keep a shape
Great Wall of China
A fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC, built in Qin dynasty by Shi Huangdi; prisoners worked on it and when they died they were added as fill. This was built to keep invaders out.
Terra cotta army
A group over 8000 clay soldiers with weapons, wagons, etc. built on Emperor Qin's order to guard his tomb in the afterlife. These were found in Emperor Qin's tomb.
Legalism
Chinese philosophy developed by Hanfeizi; taught that humans are naturally evil and therefore need to be ruled by harsh laws. This philosophy most influenced Qin's rule. Qin believed that if a rich person and a poor person committed the same crime, the two would suffer the same punishment.
Why did later Chinese historians have very different opinions of the Emperor of Qin?
He acted both wisely and cruelly
to censor
to ban or take away. An example of this during Qin's rule was when he ordered all Confucian books to be brought to the capital and burned.
What was the purpose of building the Great Wall?
to keep invaders out
Standardize
to make the same.
feudalism
A system of government based on landowners and tenants where power is held locally and shared with the emperor/king. Qin removed feudalism from his kingdom and held all the power.
Rhe following are true of the Emperor of Qin.
He divided his territory into 36 districts, He punished the rich and poor equally, He exiled his own mother.
Which Chinese teaching most influenced Qin Shi Huangdi's style of rule?
Legalism
historian
People who record the past and study written records. Historians have different opinions about Qin; some believe he was wise while others find him cruel.
Qin Shihuangdi
Ruler of China who united China for the first time. He built road and canals and began the Great Wall of China. He also imposed a standard system of laws, money, weights, and writing. He began his life as a prince of one of the Chinese states.
Under Qin rule, what would happen if a rich person and a poor person committed the same crime?
The two would suffer the same punishment
Why did many people sent to work on the Great Wall not return home?
They died under harsh condi7ons.
What was one difference between feudalism and the Emperor of Qin's system of government?
Under feudalism, power was held locally; the Emperor of Qin held all the power.
Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, began life as
a prince of one Chinese state. C
immortal
able to live forever
The Emperor of Qin ordered all Confucian books brought to the capital so that he could
destroy them
To a large extent, the Great Wall was built by
forced labor
Where did archaeologists find a life-sized army made of terra-cotta, a kind of clay?
inside the emperor's tomb
Which group most likely had the best life under the Emperor of Qin's rule?
merchants
merchants
people who buy and sell goods and most likely had the best life under Emperor Qin's rule.
What two words would describe the Emperor of Qin?
strong and cruel
frontier
the edge of a country or settled region
Warring States Period
the period from 5th century BC to the unification of China by the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC when regional warlords battled amongst eachother and there was no ruler
