Aim: How did the Qin dynasty unite China?
DO NOW: What is legalism?
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After over 200 years of fighting the __________________ was able to _________________ China under their leadership. ( 221 BCE)
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
After over 200 years of fighting the __________________ was able to _________________ China under their leadership. ( 221 BCE)
Qin Dynasty
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After over 200 years of fighting the __________________ was able to _________________ China under their leadership. ( 221 BCE)
Qin Dynastyunify
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The ruler of the Qin Dynasty was ___________________. He became the ______________________.
Shihuangdi
first emperor of China
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Throughout his rule, Shihuangdi continued to extend the empire,
eventually reaching as far south as Vietnam.
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Government
Shihuangdi reunited China under the philosophy of ________________.legalism
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How did the Qin dynasty rule under the philosophy of legalism?
1.It was _____________ to criticize the Qin government.
illegal
2.Punishment for disobeying the laws were ___________________. cruel
3.Believed in a ___________ and ______________ government.
strongcentralized
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How did the Qin dynasty rule under the philosophy of legalism?
4.Created a _________________in China. bureaucracy
What is a bureaucracy?
A group of people involved in running a government but who are not elected.
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Unifying ChinaShihuangdi during his reign began to ___________________ Chinese laws, writing, and currency. _____________________ is to change (things) so that they are the same and consistent.
standardize
standardization
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Shihuangdi standardization process was use as a tool to ______________ China.unify
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Social HierarchyHow were the nobility treated under the Qin dynasty? Shihuangdi took land away from the nobles to prevent them from rising against him. This helped to break up old loyalties.
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Social HierarchyHow were the peasants treated under the Qin dynasty?Harshly, they were overtaxed, forced into professions, and made to work on major building projects.
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What was it? Public works project to connect previous built protective walls into one giant barrier.
It is 25 feet tall, 1870 miles, and 15 feet thick.
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The Great Wall of China was built ____________________ , these people lived to the north of China.
nomadic horsemen
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What was the human toll ?Thousands of deaths because of exposure to the elements, hunger, and exhaustion.
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Book burning under the QinQin did not believe in any ______________ for the average person.
Their job was to provide food and manual labor for China.
education
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The teachings of ______________ were banned and schools were closed.
Confucius books were _____________.
Confucius
burned
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The Qin Dynasty engaged in ________________, this is the limits on people's freedom to speak or publish.
censorship
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Terra Cotta Warriors_____________________ were life sizedterra cotta soldiers buried with ________________, first emperor of China.
Terra Cotta Warriors
Shihuangdi
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Cool facts about the Terra Cotta Warriors
1.6000 armed terra cotta warriors.
2.Made to protect the emperor in the afterlife.
3.Each figurine is unique, one of a kind.
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