WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was responsible for increasing taxes on peasants, burying scholars alive, and forcing people to work until their death?
A
Mongols
B
Confucius
C
Qin Shi Huangdi
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Peasants: During Qin’s time, people had two jobs-you were either a farmer or a weaver of silk. Those who sought to make money from crafts and trade would be seized and made into slaves and sent to work on the wall. If they were lazy, they would be made into slaves or sent to work on the wall.

Detailed explanation-2: -China’s First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, was born on 18 February in 259 BC – that’s over 2, 200 years ago! Famed for his army of terracotta warriors built to protect him for eternity, the Emperor is also one of the most controversial figures in history.

Detailed explanation-3: -Upon the First Emperor’s death, China plunged into civil war, exacerbated by floods and droughts. In 207 BCE, Qin Shi Huang’s son was killed, and the dynasty collapsed entirely. Chaos reigned until 202 BCE, when Gaozu, a petty official, became a general and reunited China under the Han Dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Li Si organized China into 36 districts governed by officials appointed by the first emperor. To further his grasp of power and control, Shi Huangdi ordered all the royal families of the vanquished kingdoms to move to his capital city of Xianyang. There he could keep watch over them.

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