What was Qin Shi Huang the first to be in 221 BC?
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first emperor of a unified China
He united the warring kingdoms into a single state.
💡 Did you know? His title „Shi Huangdi“ means „First August Emperor“.
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Which famous army of clay guards Qin’s tomb?
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the Terracotta Army
Some 8,000 life-size clay soldiers were to protect him in the afterlife.
💡 Did you know? In 1974 farmers digging a well stumbled upon it by chance.
Into which famous structure did Qin have early border fortifications joined?
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the (forerunner of the) Great Wall of China
He had existing walls joined into a vast protective barrier.
💡 Did you know? Countless labourers died in the building.
What did Qin standardise across his whole empire?
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Script, weights and currency
Even the axle width of carts was prescribed.
💡 Did you know? This standardisation held China together for millennia.
From what is the name „China“ derived?
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from the Qin dynasty
„Qin“ is pronounced roughly like „Chin“.
💡 Did you know? So the country still bears the name of its first emperor.
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