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

The burning of books and burying of scholars

The translation of all known foreign texts

The promotion of philosophical debates

The establishment of public libraries

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

Weights, measures, and currency

To act as a public monument celebrating unification

To serve as a memorial for fallen soldiers

To guard Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife

To be used as training models for the living army

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01As 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?
02The Qin Dynasty's governance and legal system were based on which school of philosophy, emphasizing strict laws and absolute state power?
03After unifying China, the king of Qin, Ying Zheng, created what new, grander title for himself?
04To 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?
05In a move to centralize control and eliminate rival schools of thought, what controversial event occurred during Qin Shi Huang's reign?
06The 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?
07To facilitate commerce and administration across the newly unified empire, the Qin government famously standardized what?
08The massive Terracotta Army, discovered in 1974, was constructed for what purpose?