1. Chapter 4.5 Guided Reading and Review
Strong Rulers Unite China

2. Main Idea A Shi Huangdi: abolished the feudal states;
established 36 military districts;
standardized weights and measures; and
established one coin system

3. Main Idea A
2. Shi Huangdi oversaw the building of the Great Wall

4. Main Idea B
Emperor Wudi strengthened the government and the economy by:
Choosing Confucian officials;
Improving roads;
Reorganizing finances; and
establishing government monopolies on iron and salt.

5. Main Idea B
4. Under Emperor Wudi, China expanded and nomads were driven beyond the Great Wall.

6. Main Idea C
5. New Products such as grapes, figs, and walnuts came into China over the Silk road.

7. Main Idea C
6. The Silk Road linked China to India, Central Asia, The Fertile Crescent, and Rome.

8. Main Idea D
7. Civil service exams were established to choose qualified officials.

9. Main Idea D
8. During the Han dynasty, advances were made in technologies such as papermaking, suspension bridges, ship building and medicine.

10. B. Reviewing Key Terms
9. Great Wall: Under Shi Huandgi, walls built by individual feudal lords were joined into one Great Wall, which stretched for thousands of miles.

11. B. Reviewing Key Terms
10. Monopoly: The complete control of a business or product by one person or group.

12. B. Reviewing Key Terms
11. Silk Road: The trade route that connected China with the west.

13. B. Reviewing Key Terms
12. Ban Zhao: woman who wrote “Lessons for Women”, an influential handbook of behavior.