QIN DYNASTY 221 B C E 206 B
QIN DYNASTY 221 B. C. E – 206 B. C. E Heather
WHERE WAS THE QIN DYNASTY LOCATED? The Qin dynasty was mostly located in Xian China (Central China) because they made Chinese build them beautiful palaces there.
WHO WERE THE LEADERS OF THIS DYNASTY? Shih Huang was the first leader of this dynasty -series of powerful leaders-, and he ruled for most of this time (11 out of 15 years). He then handed down his thrown in 210 B. C. E to his son, Fu Su who ruled four years (210 B. C. E to 206 B. C. E). Shih Huang
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: This dynasty started the great wall! They also uniformed and standardized many things…
CURRENCY: The Qin dynasty made money into a copper circle with a square hole in the middle:
LANGUAGE AND MEASUREMENT: Qin dynasty made one standardized language throughout China. The Qin dynasty also made one standardized measurement system. Many people disliked these changes but many people also liked them.
THE QIN DYNASTY DOWNFALL This dynasty fell because Shih Huang died without a will, leaving his thrown to his son who was overthrown by the Han dynasty.
INTERESTING FACTS The reason people did not like this dynasty very much is because Shih Huang made the public work and taxes too hard for China. Another interesting fact is that when Shih Huang neared death he hired scientists to make a substance that would make him live for eternity. But it ended up that it was the cause of his death.
RESOURCES Qin Dynasty http: //angel. columbia. k 12. mo. us/section/content/default. asp? WCI=pg. Display& WCU=CRSCNT&ENTRY_ID=EBFCD 320 F 9 F 248 DC 8 BE 6351 EA 16 B 8 DF 9 3/16/10 Qin (pronounced Chin) Dynasty http: //angel. columbia. k 12. mo. us/section/content/default. asp? WCI=pg. Display& WCU=CRSCNT&ENTRY_ID=3 A 59 C 524 F 7904214971 F 680 CED 11 AB 71 3/16/10 China: Qin dynasty http: //angel. columbia. k 12. mo. us/section/content/default. asp? WCI=pg. Display& WCU=CRSCNT&ENTRY_ID=9613 AE 1999 EE 4 A 3996 A 2 E 4 AB 102 AA 622 3/16/10
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