To facilitate commerce and administration across the newly unified empire, the Qin government famously standardized what?

Weights, measures, and currency

The massive Terracotta Army, discovered in 1974, was constructed for what purpose?

To serve as a memorial for fallen soldiers

To guard Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife

To act as a public monument celebrating unification

To be used as training models for the living army

In a move to centralize control and eliminate rival schools of thought, what controversial event occurred during Qin Shi Huang's reign?

The establishment of public libraries

The promotion of philosophical debates

The burning of books and burying of scholars

The translation of all known foreign texts

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Achievements of the Qin Dynasty

Test your knowledge of the foundational Qin Dynasty and its first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, who unified China and left behind a monumental legacy.0 takes

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01After unifying China, the king of Qin, Ying Zheng, created what new, grander title for himself?
02The Qin Dynasty's governance and legal system were based on which school of philosophy, emphasizing strict laws and absolute state power?
03To facilitate commerce and administration across the newly unified empire, the Qin government famously standardized what?
04The massive Terracotta Army, discovered in 1974, was constructed for what purpose?
05The Qin Dynasty initiated a massive construction project connecting existing walls to defend against nomadic tribes from the north, forming the first version of what famous structure?
06In a move to centralize control and eliminate rival schools of thought, what controversial event occurred during Qin Shi Huang's reign?
07To break the power of the old feudal lords, the Qin empire was divided into 36 (later more) administrative units directly controlled by the central government, known as what?
08As part of his standardization efforts, Qin Shi Huang mandated a unified system of writing across China based on the script used in the former state of Qin. What is this standardized script called?