Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Qin quiz / Magnet geography

1. Qin, the First Emperor, lived about __ __ . a) 200 BCE b) 200 CE c) 500 BCE d) 500 CE.
2. The First Emperor's capital was __ . a) Beijing b) Xi'an c) Shanghai d) Hong Kong.
3. Qin created a canal in the south of China that connected the Yangtze to the __ River. a) Chang b) Huang c) Yellow d) Pearl.
4. City on the southern edge of China: a) Beijing b) Xi'an c) Shanghai d) Hong Kong.
5. Contemporary capital of China: a) Beijing b) Xi'an c) Shanghai d) Hong Kong.
6. Most populous city of China: a) Beijing b) Xi'an c) Shanghai d) Hong Kong.
7. As emperor, Qin Shi Huang reorganized the bureaucracy, banishing appointed officials and replacing them with the nobility. T / F
8. The Great Wall of China accomplished 2 needs: it protected the southern borders and connected the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. T / F
9. As he entered middle age, the First Emperor grew afraid of death and obsessed with finding the ___ of life, which would allow him to live forever.
a) juice b) quicksilver c) mercury d) elixir.
10. Confucius and his closest advisers attempted an assassination of the First Emperor after Qin burned the teachings of Confucius. T / F
11. Qin was noted for his search for a) immorality b) immortality c) morality d) mortality.
12. The First Emperor simplified the Chinese script and commanded all his subjects to become Buddhist. T / F