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Flashcards by Yonis Abdi, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Who is Qin Shi Huangdi? | Qin Shi Huangdi, First Chinese Emperor. A ruler from the western state of Qin united and subjugated the Warring States and formed China in 221 B.C. He declared himself the first emperor of China and named himself Shi Huangdi (meaning First Emperor). |
| Why was he important? | Qin Shi Huangdi was important because he made a first version of the current Great Wall of China, the now famous city-sized mausoleum guarded by a life-sized Terracotta Army, and a massive national road system, all at the expense of many lives. To ensure stability, Qin Shi Huang outlawed Confucianism and is reported to have buried alive many of its scholars. All books other than those officially decreed were banned and burned. |
| Who was Qin Shi Huangdi? | Qin Shi Huangdi, First Chinese Emperor. A ruler from the western state of Qin united and subjugated the Warring States and formed China in 221 B.C. He declared himself the first emperor of China and named himself Shi Huangdi (meaning First Emperor). |
| Why was he important? | Qin also made a first version of the current Great Wall of China, the now famous city-sized mausoleum guarded by a life-sized Terracotta Army, and a massive national road system, all at the expense of many lives. To ensure stability, Qin Shi Huang outlawed Confucianism and is reported to have buried alive many of its scholars. All books other than those officially decreed were banned and burned. |
| How long did he rule? | From 221-210BC |
| Who was Mencius? | Mencius was a Chinese philosopher who is the most famous Confucian after Confucius himself. |
| Who was Laozi? | Laozi was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is known as the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching and the founder of philosophical Taoism, and as a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions. |
| Who was confucious? | Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history |
| How long was the Western Zhou period? | From 1122-771BC |
| How did the Qin dynasty rise to power? | The Qin Dynasty achieved unification and rose to power through a combination of extensive military campaigns as well as political maneuvering that eventually allowed it to absorb its rival states. It became the first imperial dynasty ruling over a unified China after the end of the Warring States Period in 221 BCE. |
| What kind of reforms did Shi Huangdi introduce to China? | Appoint governers to administer the lands, weakening the authority of the nobles, changing the language and currency and the creation of a new law code. |
| What is the meaning of 'Shi Huangdi'? | The First Sovereign Emperor. |
| What is the practice of premogeniture? | Primogeniture is the right, by law or custom, of the legitimate, firstborn son to inherit his parent's entire or main estate, in preference to daughters, elder illegitimate sons, younger sons and collateral relatives. |
| Why didn't Shi Huangdi appoint his sons to help him gevern his empire? | Because he was afraid that they might fight after he died. |
| Why did Shi Huangdi punish the scholars? | Because they criticised the way Shi Huangdi ruled china and his harsh laws. |
| Why did Shi Huangdi construct the Great Wall of China? | To defend off the invasions from northern invaders. |
| What is the meaning of assassinate? | To murder an important person for political or religious reasons. |
| What is the meaning of dialects? | A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. |
| What is the meaning of governors? | Officials appointed to govern a town or region. |
| What is the meaning of standardise? | To equalise or make the same. |
| What is the meaning of tax? | A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. |
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