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China’s Empires

China’s Empires. The First Empire Qin Dynasty. Conquered the Zhou dynasty. He took the name Shi Huangdi or “First Emperor” Harsh legalistic rule. Uniting China. Standards on weights, measures and currency. Built roads across the empire

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China’s Empires

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  1. China’s Empires

  2. The First EmpireQin Dynasty • Conquered the Zhou dynasty. • He took the name Shi Huangdi or “First Emperor” • Harsh legalistic rule

  3. Uniting China • Standards on weights, measures and currency. • Built roads across the empire • Controlled knowledge and ideas by banning all books except legalist works.

  4. The Great Wall • Used force labor • To keep out invaders (seldom worked) • 1,500 miles from east to west • South of the wall lived the “civilized” farming people and to the north lived the “barbarians”

  5. Soldiers of the Qin • Harsh policies sparked anger and unrest. • When he died, revolts broke out • Liu Bang (Lyoh bong) a peasant leader, overthrew the Qin and set up the Han dynasty.

  6. Han Dynasty202 B.C.-A.D.220

  7. Ruled similarly to the Qin. • Incorporated Confucian ideals • Main goal: to unify China - eventually the empire spread into the areas of Korea and Vietnam.

  8. Achievements of the Han • Improved calendar • Recorded the direction of earthquakes. • Medical colleges flourished and taught acupuncture

  9. Invaders helped to destroy the Hun dynasty and over the next 300 years China would experience disunity.

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