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Imperial China: The Qin and the Han 247–87 BC

ANC-ICH is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Ancient History papers. Practise 12 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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Imperial China, the Qin and the Han 247–87 BC — the Qin conquest and unification, the First Emperor's government, the fall of Qin, the founding of the Han, the early Han and the kingdoms, Emperor Wu, the Xiongnu and the western regions, with how to write the 25-mark essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Context: the rise of Qin
  3. 3The Qin empire, 221–206
  4. 4The early Han, 206–141
  5. 5Emperor Wu, 141–87
  6. 6Evidence and interpretations
  7. 7Writing the 25-mark essay
  8. 8Common mistakes
  9. 9Exam tips
  10. 10Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which school of thought most shaped the government of the Qin state and empire?

  1. ADaoism
  2. BLegalism
  3. CMohism
  4. DConfucianism

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

What happened soon after the First Emperor's death in 210 BC?

  1. ALi Si made himself the new emperor
  2. BChen Sheng and Wu Guang led a rebellion
  3. CEmperor Wu of Han seized the Qin throne
  4. DThe Xiongnu captured the capital at Xianyang

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which policy of Emperor Wu is traditionally linked with the scholar Dong Zhongshu?

  1. AEnding all contact with Central Asian states
  2. BAbolishing the monopolies on salt and iron
  3. CTraining officials in the Confucian classics
  4. DBurning the books of all rival schools

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