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Engineering an Empire: China
Name 2 Critical Military Advantages the Qin had over other kingdoms:
(1)_____________________________________
(2)_____________________________________
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 _____________.