One China: Qin and Han

History · World History · ages 11-13

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What are the terracotta warriors near the First Qin Emperor's tomb?
- Living soldiers stationed beside the emperor's palace gates
- Clay soldiers made for the emperor's afterlife
- Stone officials carved for the emperor's public court
What resulted when Qin conquered the rival states?
- One empire under Qin rule
- States under Zhou rule
- A republic led by elected consuls
The Zhou dynasty came before Qin, and Han came after Qin.
Circle one: True False
Which writing material developed during Han times and later spread beyond China?
- Bamboo
- Paper
- Silk
How did a shared script help Qin officials govern distant regions?
- Officials could weigh grain in common units
- Officials could move orders on shared roads
- Literate staff could read the shared orders
Both Han China and the Roman Empire used officials to help govern distant regions.
Circle one: True False
A Han district must send a written tax report and respond to an attack at the border. Which plan meets both needs using the jobs described in the lesson?
- Officials send reports; soldiers guard borders.
- Officials guard borders; soldiers send reports.
- Officials send reports; soldiers carry reports.
Two districts use different weight units for grain taxes. What problem would a common weight standard help solve?
- Districts demand different tax amounts from each household
- Districts use written characters that officials cannot recognise
- Tax amounts from different districts are hard to compare

Answer key

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Clay soldiers made for the emperor's afterlife · They are fired-clay statues intended to protect the emperor in the afterlife.
One empire under Qin rule · Qin brought the conquered states under one imperial government.
True · The order is Zhou, Qin, then Han.
Paper · Paper developed during Han times. Papermaking later spread beyond China over many centuries.
Literate staff could read the shared orders · Shared character forms helped literate officials read orders across regions. Matching weight units helped measurement, while roads helped messages travel.
True · Both empires used officials to help govern places far from the emperor's court.
Officials send reports; soldiers guard borders. · Officials kept records and sent reports. Soldiers fought and defended borders. The plan needs to cover reporting and border defence.
Tax amounts from different districts are hard to compare · A common weight standard makes grain amounts comparable. It does not set each household's tax demand or standardise written character forms.