Qin Empire Founding Zheng Leader of Qin Spent

Founding – Zheng, Leader of Qin – Spent 20 years conquering the warring states

Legalism – Authoritarian Government – Based Legalism – Achieve order with strict laws –

Harsh Rule – Shi Huangdi tortured, killed, and enslaved critics – Nobles and Confucian

Unity Imposed – Abolished Feudalism – Made 36 military districts – Standardized weights and

Great Wall – Combined previous walls into one, more uniform wall – 25 feet

Terra Cotta Warriors – Shi Huangdi died – Tomb filled with terracotta warriors. –

Qin Collapses – People angry – Taxes – Forced labor – Cruel policies –

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Qin Empire

Founding – Zheng, Leader of Qin – Spent 20 years conquering the warring states – Proclaimed Shi Huangdi, first emperor – Established Chinas classical age – Set Patterns for: – Government – Philosophy – Religion – Science – Art

Legalism – Authoritarian Government – Based Legalism – Achieve order with strict laws – Issue Harsh punishments – Strength is most important

Harsh Rule – Shi Huangdi tortured, killed, and enslaved critics – Nobles and Confucian Scholars – Campaign of book burning – Only writing on farming and medicine spared – Legalism became despised but lived on in culture

Unity Imposed – Abolished Feudalism – Made 36 military districts – Standardized weights and measures – Established uniform currency – Improved roads – Uniform cart axels

Great Wall – Combined previous walls into one, more uniform wall – 25 feet tall with wide roads on top – Many died building it – Improved over centuries – Failed to protect China – an important symbol

Terra Cotta Warriors – Shi Huangdi died – Tomb filled with terracotta warriors. – hundreds of thousands – supposed to protect him in his afterlife.

Qin Collapses – People angry – Taxes – Forced labor – Cruel policies – Revolt happened – Illiterate peasant conquered China