Engineering an Empire: China



Engineering an Empire: China

Name 2 Critical Military Advantages the Qin had over other kingdoms:

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What type of soldier was new in the Qin dynasty? ___________________________

What did the Engineer Li Bing build for Qin? ________________________________

What did Li Bing do to go through a mountain?

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The Great Wall

What do the Mandarin Chinese call the Great Wall? ____________________________

What is the “Long Wall” also called? ________________________________________

Out of 1 million workers, how many died building the Great Wall? _________________

How far apart were the guard towers built during this time? ___________________yards.

How many people worked on Emperor Qin’s tomb? __________________________

Are there booby traps in Qin’s tomb? YES or NO

LIU BANG

How long did the Han Dynasty last for? _________________________________

What brought down the Han Dynasty? ________________________________________

SUI Dynasty – Yang Di

How far apart are the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers? ___________________miles.

How many locks were needed to build the Grand Canal? ___________

What was the Grand Canal used for? __________________________________________

What brought down the SUI Dynasty? ________________________________________

MING Dynasty – Zheng He

How many ocean going ships did Zheng He order to be built? _________________

How many people worked on the huge ships? _____________________

The largest wooden ship was ________ times the length of a football field.

What were the 9 sails on the ships made of? ________________

Where did Zheng He die? _____________________

What happened to Zheng He’s fleet of ships after he died?

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Why did the new emperor do this to the ships?

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The Ming built up the Great Wall with ____________ and _____________.

What kind of weapons did the Ming have that the Mongols didn’t have?

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Complete the narrator’s (Peter Weller’s) last line: “ At the dawn of humanity, the Chinese were here, and they are still here, and they _____________ finished _____________.

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