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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did Shi Huangdi unite China?
A
By enforcing harsh laws
B
By conquering rival kingdoms one by one
C
By forcing everyone to follow the same religion
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -HOW DID THE FIRST EMPEROR UNITE CHINA? Qin Shi Huangdi defeated his rivals and united China with the help of armies of soldiers like the TERRACOTTA WARRIORS who guard his tomb. China was also united by new laws enforcing the same system of writing, weighing, and measuring.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explain. He treated his loyalists with respect, and gave them rewards for their hard work and loyalty towards him. You could also see people getting into fights behind the gates of his temple, and those people are not behaving under the law and are being thrown into a hole.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 238 BC, Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, took over the reins of power after eliminating his political rivals Lü Buwei and Lao Ai. With help from Li Si, Wei Liao () and others, Ying Zheng formulated a plan for conquering the other six major states and unifying China.

Detailed explanation-4: -What actions did Shi Huangdi take to unify China and standerize things within the empire? He set up a standered writing system, made new money, built new roads, made canals and an irrigation system, and constructed the Great Wall.

Detailed explanation-5: -One of the most important things Shi Huangdi did for China was establish a system of unified weights and measures. His belief in authoritarian rule and strict legalism lent itself to the need for a nation that did not fall into independent kingdoms but relied on a powerful central government.

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