1A
Emperor Qin
Positive Accomplishments/Reforms
-Great Wall protected China from nomads
-Great Wall protected China from invasions
-Great Wall used “rammed earth” to stay
solid and strong for protection
-Made one type of money
-Made copper currency
-Very influential policies- carried to Han
Dynasty- ex. One unified language
-Increased trade distances around Chinaimproved economy, happier families
-Strong government, strict laws- secure,
safe, happy people
-organized tax system- more public
buildings
-United all of China—7 kingdoms
-Strong army to keep China safe from attack
-Building mausoleum provided a lot of jobs
Negative Accomplishments/Reforms
-Hundreds of people died building the
Great Wall, a lot of labor
-Workers were forced to build the
Great Wall
-Made gold currency
-Built Great Wall- families were not
able to spend as much money
-Didn’t allow anyone to disagree with
him or trust anyone
-Obsessed with the afterlife—did not
pay as much attention to keeping
China safe
1B
Emperor Qin
Positive Accomplishments/Reforms
-Great Wall- Keeps nomads out- preserves
China’s farmland
-Great Wall- keeps safe from
enemies/invasions
-Organized a tax system- $$ spent to public
buildings
-Strong government, strict rules
-Same currency, more spending
-Same writing-easier to communicate
-Same laws- easier to live by the rules
-Powerful military to defend China and gain
other territories
-United all 7 kingdoms of China to work
together as one country
-strong government, strict laws, harsh
punishment
-Building mausoleum boosted economy—
provided jobs and increased trade for
materials
-People were paid to build mausoleum
Negative Accomplishments/Reforms
-Great Wall- men forced to build wall with
no pay and many died
-Great Wall- a lot of $$ spent to build, could
have spent less and paid workers
-Great Wall took a lot of resources
-People not allowed to disagree with Qin,
other ideas to improve economy not
allowed—no collaboration
-Girls can’t go to school—must stay at
home with mothers
-Qin was overconfident and took more
risks, putting his country in danger
-Burned books that taught ideas he
disagreed with—lost history
-Buried philosophers alive whose ideas he
disagreed with
-Mausoleum cost a lot of $$--raised taxes,
with the leftover $$ he spent it on himself
2A
Emperor Qin
Positive Accomplishments/Reforms
-Great Wall kept out nomads- to keep
nomads from using resources/land
-Great Wall was 4,000 miles long- helped
prevent invasions
-Strong government, strict laws- more
secure, safe – less crime
-One form of $$- more trade, spending,
growth of economy
-Got people of China to work together,
united all of China- 7 kingdoms
-Made 1 form of writing and money for all
of China
-Made strict laws and harsh consequences
-Strong military leader- built a strong army
-Expanded his army to take over other
lands
-Believed Terra-Cotta Army would protect
him his afterlife
-Paid people to build his mausoleum which
boosted the economy
Negative Accomplishments/Reforms
-Men were forced to help build the Great
Wall, possible death, no pay, hard for family
survival
-Great Wall- families could not spend a lot
of money- economy shrinking
-Did not allow people to disagree with him,
and did not take others advice
-Forced people to do a lot of free labor
-Burned books that had ideas he did not
agree with
-Buried philosophers alive who taught ideas
he did not agree with
-Took all power for himself—took power
away from nobles, and other previous
government officials
-Raised taxes to build the mausoleum
-With extra tax money after building he
spent it on himself
-Regular citizens did not get extravagant
mauseloeums
2B
Emperor Qin
Positive Accomplishments/Reforms
-Signal fires for Great Wall to warn of attack
-Great Wall Helped protect China from
invaders
-Organized tax system
-One type of money for all of China
-United all 7 kingdoms of China to work
together as one country
-Divided China into districts to help with
government and tax organization
-Made on writing system—everyone could
communicate
-Fair tax system – most of the time unless
he was building
-Strong government
-Strong army to protect people
-Building the mausoleum provided jobs
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Negative Accomplishments/Reforms
-Many died while being forced to build the
Great Wall
-Endless labor, raised taxes people became
very unhappy with Qin
-Raised taxes to build his mausoleum and
kept extra money to spend on himself
-Burned books that had teachings he
disagreed with
-Anyone who disagreed with him was
harshly punished- buried philosophers alive
who disagreed with him
-Did not allow people to disagree with him
and did not trust others ideas
-strict laws, harsh punishments- burying
alive
-Qin took China through many wars with
many deaths to conquer other territories
-Building of mausoleum took a lot of labor
and $$
-Mausoleum became an obsession and he
3A
Emperor Qin
Positive Accomplishments/Reforms
-Great Wall protected China from nomads
and other civilizations
-Created a border line- marking China’s
territory
-Common currency- increased trade and
buying, which increased the economy
-Organized tax system- building of public
facilities
-Unified all 7 kingdoms of China to work
together
-Common writing system- helped unify
China
-Common laws
-Traded weapons with other countries
-Had large, strong armies to protect and
occupy more land—expanded China’s
empire
-Brought smartest people into his
government
-strong government, strict laws, and harsh
-Men forced to build the Great Wall, were
not paid
-Many
died Accomplishments/Reforms
building the Great Wall
Negative
-Raised taxes to pay for the building of
Great Wall
-Raised taxes to fund the building of his
mausoleum—with the extra money he
spent on himself
-Took away power from lords, nobles, etc
and took complete control of the economy
and politics
-Did not trust people and did not work
together with others to create his
government
-Burned all books that wrote about
beliefs he disagreed with
-Buried philosophers alive whose ideas
he disagreed with
-Tried to conquer too many landspower hungry
-Raised taxes to build mausoleum
-Killed some workers because he
didn’t like their designs
-Prevented work on other projects to
3B
Emperor Qin
Positive Accomplishments/Reforms
-Great Wall protected China from invaders
and nomads- kept nomads from taking
resources
-Great Wall signaled to China that there
was an attack- lit torches
-One type of currency in all 7 kingdoms
-One writing system
-Organized tax system
-Strict laws and harsh punishments
-United all 7 kingdoms of China to work
together as one country
-Created a strong army to defeat other
countries/protect China
-Strong government
-Created paid jobs for people by having the
mausoleum built
Negative Accomplishments/Reforms
-Men forced to build Great Wall for no pay,
many men died during construction
-Raised taxes to build his mausoleum
-Kept extra money that was left over after
building mausoleum
-Burned books that taught ideas he
disagreed with
-Buried philosophers alive whose ideas he
disagreed with
-Did not trust others and did not allow
others to disagree with him
-Tons of $$ and labor went into building the
mausoleum when it could have been used
elsewhere in China