Among the Projects Initiated by the First Emperor Were All

question 3

Multiple Choice

Among the projects initiated by the First Emperor were all of the following except:

• A) The building of the Great Wall
• B) The standardization of weights, measures, and coinage
• C) The provision of a copy of the Analects to every young boy in the empire
• D) The construction of a mammoth tomb complex for himself at Xi'an

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