Leader Analysis Sheet
Name of Leader: Shi Huangdi
Lifespan: 259-210 BC
Title: Emperor
Country/region: China
Years in Power: 221 BC–210 BC
Political, Social, & Economic Conditions Prior to Leaders Gaining Power
Inter-community trade was limited. Political structure was not good.
Ideology, Motivation, Goals:
Shi Huangdi looked to unite China. Huangdi centralized power so that he could make more executive
decisions.
Significant Actions & events During Term of Power
Huangdi introduced bureaucracy to China which was efficient. Even though Shi Huangdi wasn’t the best
leader, he united a nation that was facing political turmoil.
Short-Term effects:
Long-Term Effects
Was able to maintain a centralized government for a
while.
Shi Huangdi’s Qin dynasty was not able to
maintain its rule for more than eleven years, but led
to the Han dynasty which came to power through a
peasant’s revolt.