Answers - Source C

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Why did the author of Source C make this inscription? Explain your answer.

L1 Lifting from Source [1]
The author made this inscription to say that assaults and battles took place everyday.

L2 Inference Unsupported [2-3]
The author made this inscription to demonstrate to the people of China, Qin Shihuang's achievement of unifying China and bringing order to China,

The author made this inscription to convince the people of China that Qin Shihuang had restored order to China.

The author made this inscription to justify Qin Shihuang's right to rule China to the people of China.

L3 Inference supported [4-5]
The author made this inscription to demonstrate to the people of China, Qin Shihuang's achievement of unifying and bringing order to China. This is evident as the source states "not until now, has our emperor". This demonstrates that the author felt that that Qin Shihuang's achievement was unparalleled.

The author made this inscription to convince the people of China that Qin Shihuang had restored order to China. This is evident as the source states "the land was divided and separate states existed." This demonstrates the disorder in China prior to the establishment of the Qin Dynasty.

The author made this inscription to justify Qin Shihuang's right to rule China to the people of China. This is evident as the source states "made the world one family." This demonstrates that the author felt that Qin Shihuang had unified China and was thus worthy to be the ruler of China.