Grade 6 | Chapter 9 Section 1 "Shi Huangdi Unites China"
He banned debate about government and executed scholars who disobeyed his policies.
How did Shi Huangdi stop people from criticizing him?
The Qin defeated rival kingdoms and brought an end to the warring states period .
How did the warring states period come to an end?
Legalism taught that laws and punishments were the key to social order and Confucianism taught that filial piety and respect for authority brought about social order
How is Legalism different from Confusianism?
over 8000
How many Terracotta soldiers have been discovered?
axles of carriages were the same length
How was transportation standardized under the Qin?
1974
In what year was the Emperor's tomb and the Terracotta Army discovered?
Great Wall
Long wall running east and west along the Chinese empires northen border
36
Shi Huangdi organized China into ______ provinces?
3
The First Emperor believed that his dynasty would last forever, but it collapsed about ____ years after his death.
150 life-size cavalry horses 130 chariots 520 horses
The Terracotta Army also consisted of about ____ life-size cavalry horses, _____ chariots, and ______ horses.
Censor
To ban dangerous or offensive ideas or remove material from published works or prevent its publication
transportation, weights and measures, currency (coins), writing, laws
What elements of daily life were standardized under the Qin?
One cause of the fall of the Qin dynasty was the harshness of its laws.
What was one cause of the fall of the Qin dynasty?
To protect the Emperor Shi Huangdi in the afterlife
What was the purpose of the Terracotta Army?
1. standardized transportation, weights, measures, currency, and written language 2. he instituted Legalism 3. he censored criticism
What were three things Shi Huangdi did to unify his empire?
Harsh punishment such as building walls or roads; noses and feet cut off Execution by beheading, cutting in half, or buried alive
What would happen to people that did not accept Shi Huangdi's rules and standards?
a group of farmers digging a well
Who discovered Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb along with the Terracotta Army?
Qin Shi Huangdi
Who was the first emperor of China?
Shi Huangdi built the Great Wall to prevent attacks from northern nomads.
Why did Shi Huangdi build the Great Wall?
He called himself the first emperor because he thought king was too small a name for the leader of such a vast empire.
Why did Shi Huangdi call himself the first emperor?
Shi Huangdi instituted harsh laws because he believed they were necessary to end chaos in society.
Why did Shi Huangdi create harsh laws?
Legalism
an ancient Chinese philosophy stating that a strong leader and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed to create social order
standarize
to set rules to make things more similar
