Hero 2002 dir Yimou zhang The Emperor Qin

Hero 2002 dir. Yimou zhang The Emperor Qin and the making of china Wuxia Story: literally means "martial hero. ” A broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Think of it like Super Hero movies for Americans

Hero Story of Emperor Shi Huangdi (or Emperor Qin) and the assassins who try to get revenge for the actions he takes to unify China under his rule. the first emperor to rule a unified China. http: //people. cohums. ohiostate. edu/bender 4/eall 131/EAHReadings/module 02/imagef orcontent/qinshihuang. jpg

Emperor qin came to power during the ‘Warring States’ period From 476 BC-221 bc constant state of upheaval different Chinese kingdoms fought for control. http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/File: China_2 c. jpg

Emperor qin Shi Huangdi was the king of the Qin kingdom. Conquered in bloody battles using cavalry archers using the crossbow, infantry using axes, knives and swords. http: //www. chinahighlights. com/image/map/ancient/qin-dynasty-map 1. gif

Emperor Qin united China, he began reforms. unified the monetary system, laws, writing, taxes and measurements. He set up a strong government. He began construction of the Great Wall of China. He was also an incredibly brutal ruler, Executing thousands of people, burying scholars alive burning books (control information and history)

Ancient china ancient china was ruled by dynasties under concept of mandate of heaven. “The Mandate of Heaven is based on four principles: The right to rule is granted by Heaven. There is only one Heaven therefore there can be only one ruler. The right to rule is based on the virtue of the ruler. The right to rule is not limited to one dynasty. Here are some of the ways these principles converted into action and justification: It gives the ruler prestige and religious importance. It gives the ruler supreme power. It allows a new ruler to gain power quickly if the people believe he has the 'Mandate of Heaven'. A ruler's power must be kept in check by virtue. The Mandate of Heaven justifies rebellion as long as the rebellion is successful. Simply because it was successful, obviously then, the new ruler had to have had a Mandate from Heaven. “

Emperor qin He had many enemies obsessed with finding a potion to make him immortal. One of the potions killed him. http: //www. made-in-china. com/image/2 f 0 j 00 m. Md. EZVyhl. Tou. M/Bronze-Flaskof-Qin-Dynasty-Chinese-Traditional-Crafts-. jpg

Emperor qin's Tomb His tomb included 600, 000 terra cotta soldiers, life-size recreations of his army to accompany him in the afterlife. Said to have a map of the sky on the ceiling with diamonds inlaid for the stars, and a model of china with mercury rivers and lakes. http: //www. terracotta-warriors. com/index. php? act=view. Doc&doc. Id=6#

Terra cotta army

Terra cotta army