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| Who was Shi Huangdi and Why was he so important? [image] |
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| He was China's first emperor and he changed China's old political order, |
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| What did Shi Huangdi do to strengthen the government?[image] |
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| He cut China into districts and each one had its own government. |
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| What were some of the Qins policies?[image] |
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| All writings got burned that didn't agree with legalism, the only one that was saved were the ones that dealt with farming, medicine, and predicting the future. People has to write with the same symbols. New money system was invented based on gold and copper coins and who disobeys would be severely punished. |
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| What were four Qin achievements?[image] |
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1. New, massive buildings
2. Water system improved by building canals
3. He created the Great Wall
4. He build an irrigation system to make land good for farming |
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| What caused the fall of the Qin dynasty?[image] |
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| When Shi Huangdi died rebel forces were formed across the country because they didn't agree with his laws, they said that they had the Mandate of Heaven to replace the emperor. the rebels then attacked the qin capital and the new emperor surrendered. Then the country had no authority and fell into civil war. |
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