Description
Is Emperor Qin a hero or villain? In this Document-Based Question (DBQ) students analyze 7 documents related to different decisions Emperor Qin made to determine if he should be considered a hero or a villain.
Topics for the evidence analysis include:
- Empire expansion
- Standardizing money, weights, and measures
- Great Wall of China
- Working conditions on Great Wall
- Eliminating criticism
- Emperor Qin's tomb
After analysis of those documents, students complete the DBQ essay response answering the essential question: Is Emperor Qin a hero or a villain?
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