What can you infer about shi huangdi from this a. He was a tolerant leader who respected other people’s beliefs b. He felt that the other writings in existence at the time were weak c. He believed that nobles should read different writings that farmers d. He was an intolerant leader who did not respect other people’s beliefs

D. He was an intolerant leader who did not respect other people's beliefs.

Explanation:

Throughout Shi HuangDi's lifetime, he did may horrible things to many of the people living in China at that time, and even though he accomplished some great things like building the biggest part of the Great Wall of China, there are many accounts saying that the death toll of such a great project was more than 40,000. Other than that, he also murdered all of the scholars/teachers at the time and burned all of the books he could find. Other things he did include deporting/executing the former aristocrats/lords of the other states, and overtaxed his people.

they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.