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Qin Sima
questions for september 13 quiz and possibly the final
24 cards·by lokijasmine96
What dynasty unified china?
Qin Dynasty
What was the burning of the books and its significance?
The Qin dynasty burned books to monopolize information
What year were the terra cotta soldiers discovered?
1974
What animal was the first emperor compared to?
tiger
How did Sima Qian receive the word of the grand histographer?
Passed down by his father
What did the tiger symbolize?
The effect of the west through imperial history
How did Sima Qian view the first emperor?
As an OPPORTUNIST
What geographic advantages did the western Chinese state of Qin hold?
It was surrounded by mountains and rivers
What was discovered in 1975?
The handbook of Qin law
How did the first emperor view himself?
Almost god-like figure
How often is a sage due?
Every 500 years
How has the archaeology of Qin Royal tombs from the 700 B.C.E squared with the view of the Qin as a
Barbarian?
The archaeology shows the Qin to have been wealthy and culturally similar to the Zhou ruling
house
Contigents of what leind of human figures have been found closer to Qin Shi Hungdis tomb than
the famous terra cotta warriors.
acrobats, civil officials and musicians
When did Sima Qian write the Shiji?
around 100 B.C.E
What event of 213 B.C.E did untie Qian propagandist make much of?
the burning of the books
When was the currently visible Great wall of china built?
Under the Ming dynasty after 1368 B.C.E
What kind of laborers are said to have worked on the Great Wall and Shi Huangdi's tomb under Qin?
Convict Laborers
According to legalist philosophy who should suffer the crimes commited by and individual?
The family and community of that individual
What was the las century and half of the Zhou dynasty called
The Warring states period
When did the Zhou Dynasty finally come to an end?
256 B.C.E
Lu Buuel was the last period from what class to rise the position of chief minister if a
government?
The Merchant class
Qin Shi Huand's reign on the throne of Qin lasted from when to when?
246 B.C.E to 210 B.C.E
who convinced Sima Qian to complete the historical records?
His father Sima Ton (on his death bed)
What model of history writing did Sima Qian follow?
none; he invented his own