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The Qin Dynasty Onesheet
The Qin Emperor
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Qin (chihn) was one of the strong rulers during the ___________________________________
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Qin sent a __________________ –_________________________________– out to battle
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Defeated the surrounding territories and ended the _____________ dynasty
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Controlled China from the __________________ to the __________________________
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Declared himself Qin Shihuangdi means “__________________________________”
How Did Qin Change China?
Qin brought changes to Chinese government that would last for many _______________________:
1) Qin wanted to _________________ and _______________ China
2) _______ took control of the territories (before, under the Zhou rule, ________________ positions
of governing the territories was ________________________)
*Now only __________ had the power to _________________ the governors
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Ruled with absolute ________________ and punishment
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Anyone who _______________ was punished and killed
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Writings that displeased Qin were ____________________
3) Appointed ______________________
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This increased government power
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These __________________ made sure government _________________ did their work
4) Qin created _______________ or money that everyone had to use
5) Writing system was _______________________
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Scholars were hired to make the writing system ______________________
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and set _________________ for writing system – __________and ___________ it was to be used
6) Building projects
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Ordered ______________ to build
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Palaces, Roads, Dams
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The Great Wall
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A huge, grand canal that connected the Chang Jiang River in central China to many
territories in southern China
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Qin’s Tomb
This canal was used to transport supplies to soldiers throughout the territories
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Shi Huangdi Qin’s Tomb
In March of 1974, Chinese peasants digging a well near Xi'an in the central province of Shaanxi found some
unusual pottery fragments. Then, deeper down at eleven feet, they unearthed a head made of terra cotta
(baked earth or clay). They notified the authorities and excavation of the site began immediately. To date,
workers have dug up about eight thousand sculpted clay soldiers, and the site has proved to be one of the
greatest archaeological discoveries of all time.
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Grand Canal
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Shi Huangdi Qin built a canal that connected Chang
Jiang to the Guangzhou in Southern China
Why was the Great Wall Built?
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To keep out _______________
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Nomads and herders moved their animals along the Gobi desert
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Xiongnu – skilled warriors who fought on horseback and often attacked Chinese
The End of Qin Rule
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Qin boasted that __________________________________________________
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Both ________________ and ___________________ revolted against harsh Qin rule
settlements