Ancient China, Chapter 5, Sections 3-4 Test Study Guide
1. What type of ruler was Shi Huangdi?(pg. 150-151)
2. How long did he want his empire to last? (pg. 149)
3. How long did it actually last? (pg. 150)
4. What two things did Shi Huangdi want constructed to better run his empire? (pg. 150)
5. Why did he want them built? (pg. 150)
6. How was the Great Wall built? (pg. 150)
7. How could Chinese books hurt Shi Huangdi’s rule? (pg. 151)
8. What are two ways Shi Huangdi tried to control the thoughts of his people? (pg. 151)
9. How did the people of the Qin Dynasty react when Shi Huangdi died? (pg. 151)
10. Why did the Qin Dynasty begin using only one currency? (pg. 151)
11. Describe the government under the Qin Dynasty. (pg. 151)
12. Who started the Han Dynasty? (pg. 152)
13. What was Wudi’s relationship to the founder of the Han Dynasty? (pg. 152)
14. What did Wudi focus on? How did his name reflect his focus? (pg. 152)
15. Describe the government under the Han Dynasty. (pg. 152)
Ancient China, Chapter 5, Sections 3-4 Test Study Guide
16. What type of training and knowledge did someone in the Han dynasty have to have in order to
work in the government? (pg. 152)
17. Describe Wudi’s effect on the Han Dynasty. (pg. 152)
18. How did the Han Dynasty fall? (pg. 153)
19. If you travelled on the Silk Road, what would your purpose be? (pg. 157-158)
20. How did Buddhism spread from India to China? (pg. 158)
21. Which empire favored Confucianism? Give an example (pg. 158)
22. How do we know that the Chinese wanted to keep the creation of silk a secret? (pg. 158)
23. What type of insect does Chinese silk come from? (pg. 158)
24. Before Sima Qian, how did people know China’s history? Why was this a problem? (pg. 159)
25. Why was Sima Qian so important? (pg. 159)
26. Who are the “children of Han” and why are they called that? (pg. 160)
27. Describe the invention of paper and how it affected the world. (pg. 160)