The Qin Dynasty

-Austin

Things to know

• First imperial dynasty of China• Dynasty was formed after conquest of six of

states by the state of Qin• First time China was unified as one• Qin Shi Huang expected his dynasty to last

very long• It only ended up lasting from 221 B.C.E to 206

B.C.E

Accomplishments

• Increased trade• Improved agriculture• Military protection • Since China was one unified country now the

government had control of large masses of people giving it a much larger workforce that they used for ambitious building projects (see next few slides)

Great Wall of China

• Qin Shi Huang connected already existing walls together to help protect China from outside Barbarians and to keep the Chinese in

• No one knows the exact length of Qin’s part of the wall but it stretched great distances

• Workers had to build the wall with little food, water, and rest

• Workers also had to carry heavy material and work through harsh weather conditions

Great Wall (continued)• Millions if not a billion people died while

working on the wall because of Qin’s mercilessness

• Dead workers were buried along and possibly inside of the wall

Qin Shi Huang’s part of the wall

Qin’s Tomb

-After he was satisfied withwith the wall Qin started on his tomb for his next building project-Instead of burying his real army with him Qin createdhis famous clay Terracotta warriors to be placed in his

tomb

Qin’s Tomb (continued)

• There is also believed to be streams of Mercury in his tomb

Part of a whole clay army that Qin Shi Buried in his tomb-------------

Madness

Although Qin got a lot accomplished as empire not very many people like him because of his cruelty. Here’s a list of many crazy things that he did.

-buried people alive-burnt anything with history of life before his

empire-worked citizens to death on building projects (list

continues)

Madness

-sent people on long journeys to find things that would cause immortal life

-drank mercury thinking that it would make him immortal (which many believes lead to his death)

-murdered his parents and siblings after his mom tried to assassinate him

The End

Although he was insane and cold hearted people will always remember Qin Shi Huang for his remarkable accomplishments.