Which are steps taken by the first emperor of a united China to unify the country? Select all correct answers.

Question 1 options:

standardized system of weights and measures

built the Great Wall

forbade the practice of ancestor worship

appointed Confucius as his chief adviser

Option: standardized system of weights and measures

built the Great Wall

Explanation:

Qin Shi Huangdi founded the Qin Dynasty. He became the first emperor to unite China by bringing all feudal states together. He building the great wall that could protect the empire from outside invaders, especially the Mongols. Qin state centralized by forming a stiff system of laws that were suitable throughout the country. Under those changes, Qin slowly began to the standardization of weights, measures, and currency.      

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.