HSIE - History - Year 8 - Source Test- Ancient China, and Qin Dynasty

Question 1

What is the “Mandate of Heaven’?

Answer 1

The Mandate of Heaven is an ideology of the emperor’s right to rule.

Question 2

According to the Mandate of Heaven: ?

Answer 2

-There could only be one ruler.

-No one dynasty could rule forever.

-If a ruler was incompetent or corrupt, they would lose the Mandate of Heaven.

Question 3

How many dynasties did Ancient China have?

Answer 3

13 Dynasties.

Question 4

What dynasty did the Mandate of Heaven start?

Answer 4

Zhou Dynasty

Question 5

Why did the Mandate of Heaven start?

Answer 5

It was created for the Zhou dynasty to overthrow the Shang dynasty.

Question 6

What was the dynasty that ruled for the shortest amount of time?

Answer 6

The Qin dynasty

Question 7

What time did the Qin dynasty rule?

Answer 7

221 BCE to 206 BCE

Question 8

How many years did the Qin dynasty rule?

Answer 8

15 years

Question 9

What was the name of the emperor of the Qin dynasty?

Answer 9

Qin Shi Huang

Question 10

What were all the beliefs during Ancient China?

Answer 10

Legalism,
Confucianism
Daoism
Buddism

Question 11

What belief was active during the Qin dynasty?

Answer 11

Legalism

Question 12

What is Daoism?

Answer 12

Ying and Yang, balance and harmony. People who believed in Daoism focused on living simply, silently, stillness, and meditation.

Question 13

What is Confucianism?

Answer 13

Confucianism taught that everyone has a place in society and owed respect to elders and superiors. Women had to respect men.

Question 14

What is Legalism?

Answer 14

Developed around 250 BCE, this belief, believed that humans were selfish and immoral, and needed a tight set of transparently defined laws and harsh punishments. The rules also apply to the emperor.

Question 15

What is Buddhism?

Answer 15

Also known as Han Buddhism, it was introduced during the Han dynasty 206 BCE through the Silk road, when they got in contact to other civilisations.

Question 16

Qin dynasty significant achievements?

Answer 16

Standardising Chinese writing and currency, network of roads and canals, constructing The Great Wall of China, conquering the 7 warring states and unifying China, Implementing Legalism and anti books burnt and opposing scholars killed, Terracotta Army.

Question 17

What was the social structure?

Answer 17

1. Emperor
2. The Shi
3. The Nong
4. The Gong
5. The Shang

Question 18

Who were the Shi?

Answer 18

Nobles, scholars and officials.

Question 19

Who were the Nong?

Answer 19

Farmers and peasants.

Question 20

Who were the Gong?

Answer 20

Artisans and craftsmen.

Question 21

Who were the Shang?

Answer 21

Merchants and traders.

Question 22

How was the landscape of China and how did it affect them?

Answer 22

There were a lot of mountains, the Yellow River Valley, rivers and they were isolated from other civilisations.

Question 23

When was the first time that China was united?

Answer 23

The Qin dynasty

Question 24

Qin Dynasty Achievements- Standardising Chinese writing, currency, belief, measuring, running government and weight.

Answer 24

During the warring state period the money, measurements, writing, beliefs, government, and weighing were all different, so when Qin Shi Huang came into power, he standardised everything.

Question 25

Qin Dynasty Achievements- The Great Wall of China.

Answer 25

Qin Shi Huang sent one million labourers to build the wall of China due to the constant threat of the Xiongnu people/Mongols in the north they were invading the land in the Yellow River Valley. Some of the Great Wall of China is still there today built by the Qin Dynasty, but another dynasty rebuilt the wall.

Question 26

Qin Dynasty Achievements- Conquering the 7 warring states and unifying China.

Answer 26

China was very unstable and the 7 warring states were conquered by Qin Shi Huang, resulting in him becoming the nation’s first emperor. He brought stability to China when they needed it the most, even though his strict harsh laws.

Question 27

Qin Dynasty Achievements-Implementing Legalism and anti books burnt and opposing scholars killed

Answer 27

When Qin Shi Huang came into power he standardised everything, and had laws, and implemented Legalism. He allegedly, ordered to kill 1000 scholars and burnt books that were against him.

Question 28

Qin Dynasty Achievements- Terracotta Army

Answer 28

Qin Shi Huang died in 210 BCE buried in a large tomb, which was protected by an army of over 8,000 clay soldiers, the terracotta army. Which would guard him for all of eternity.

Question 29

Women in Ancient China.

Answer 29

Men were preferred over women, and men had more rights and education, but over time women got more access to things. A woman’s duties are to cook the five grains, heat the wine, look after her parents-in-law, make clothes and that’s all! Women were not valued. Few girls had the opportunity to gain an education, and women were not permitted to work.

Question 30

Slaves in Ancient China.

Answer 30

One million slaves/ labourers built the Wall of China.