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Aim: What legacy did the Qin dynasty leave on Chinese history?Do Now: Matching

Aim/Goal: What legacy did the Qin (Chin) dynasty leave on Chinese history?

Do Now: Matching

Dowry ________ Medical treatment where needles are inserted in the skin

Philosophy __________ Payment to a bride’s new husband

Confucianism __________ A family of rulers; passed from father to son

Dynasty __________ a system of ideas

Acupuncture __________ Philosophy of ancient China that stressed relationships

Acupuncture

Philosophy

Dynasty

Dowry

Confucianism


• Research the meaning of the Chinese Dragon• Write a children’s story that has the Chinese

Dragon as a major character.– There should be a moral to the story

• Example: bravery, courage, responsibility, etc.

– The book should be illustrated with pictures– It should have 10 pages plus a cover– Use your IMAGINATION!!– This will count as a test.


Shi Huangdi

• Named himself the first emperor of China– Came to power during the downfall of the

Zhou Dynasty– He was brutal, but China entered their

classical age under his rule– This set the standard for later Dynasties


Unification

• Shi Huangdi – Abolished feudalism– Created 36 military districts– Sent inspectors to report back to him– Forced noble families to live in the capital city, Xianyang– Distributed land to peasents– Taxes were high – Standardized system of money, measurement, writing and

language– Built roads and canals– Tortured and killed any one who opposed him– Burned all books except those on medicine and agriculture


Greatest Acheivement: The Great Wall

• Built during the Qin Dynasty • Rebuilt and expanded over years• Wall is 25 feet high w/ roads for armies. • Qin Dynasty collapses in 210 BC due to revolts,

taxes, cruel policies, yet the wall remains to this day.


View from space!


Primary Source• Shi Huangdi built a monument with the following

inscription:“A new age is inaugurated by the Emperor;Rule and measures are rectified,The myriad things set in order…And there is harmony between fathers and sonsThe Emperor in his sagacity, benevolence and justiceHe made all laws and principles manifest.”

Sima Qian, quoted in Records of the Historian

What philosophy influenced Sima Qian?


Soldier of Shi Huangdi

• This terra-cotta soldier is one of more than 8,000 that stand guard inside the tomb of Emperor Shi Huangdi. A farmer uncovered the tomb in 1974 while digging a well.

• How does the figure symbolize the power and authority of Shi Huangdi?


Terra-Cotta Soldiers


What are the problems of governing a large empire?

• Communication• Different people• Different languages• Loyality to old rulers


How can a ruler govern a large empire to establish stability and prosperity?

• Use military force to add/control new territories.

• Divide territories into provinces w/ local governors

• Allow local self-government and tolerate local customs

• Encourage adoption of empire’s religion, language and culture

• Build roads and other communication channels.


Why is good government important in a large empire?

• Resentment leads to rebellion and may produce instability.

• It becomes easer to govern diverse cultures and populations

• Loyalty to empire and its leaders grows• People identify with dominant culture, which

promotes unity.• The empire is unified, which makes

expansion and control easier and promotes trade.

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