China's First Empires · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

One China: Qin and Han

History · World History · ages 11-13
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  1. What are the terracotta warriors?

    • Live soldiers on parade
    • Clay guards around the First Emperor tomb
    • Stone lions at a gate

  2. What did the Qin build from the warring states?

    • One joined empire
    • Seven taller walls only
    • A fleet of ships

  3. The Zhou came before Qin, and Han came after Qin.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which Han method spread far beyond China?

    • A new coin dance
    • Paper for keeping records
    • A taller palace roof

  5. Why does one shared script help run a large state?

    • It uses more ink
    • It looks pretty on coins
    • Orders can be read in every region

  6. Han China ruled more people than Rome did.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Rome filled posts mostly by birth and army rank. What differed in Han China?

    • Many officials won posts through written exams
    • Posts went only to poets
    • No one kept any records

  8. A far province pays tax in grain with its own odd weights. Why would Han officials object?

    • Grain insults the emperor
    • Provinces must pay in songs
    • Odd weights break fair tax across regions
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Answer key

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  1. Clay guards around the First Emperor tomb · Thousands of clay soldiers guard the First Emperor in death.
  2. One joined empire · Qin beat every rival state and joined them into one empire.
  3. True · Zhou first, then Qin joined the land, then Han kept it.
  4. Paper for keeping records · Han paper changed how records were kept across distant lands.
  5. Orders can be read in every region · One script means one order works from border to border.
  6. True · The Han empire held a vaster population than Rome.
  7. Many officials won posts through written exams · Exams and paperwork, not birth alone, chose many Han officials.
  8. Odd weights break fair tax across regions · One weights set keeps taxes fair, so odd weights must go.
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