QIN SHIHAUNGDI

The Great Wall of China

They say that The Great Wall of China is the biggest graveyard in the world because of how many men died building it. When they died, they buried the mens bones into the wall. Qin Shihuangdi wanted to protect China from northern invaders, but did so at too much of a cost.
The Wall took 10 years to complete. There were about 300,000 men who were forced to build it. Many of the men were common peasants who were forced to leave the eld to work on the projects. Others were teachers, writers, artists, and musicians that were exiled in the north by the emperor. In so ways, The Great Wall was a beautiful thing, but in others it was terrible. So many men died leaving mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters devastated. The Wall will always be a reminder about how many men died during those 10 years.

FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA

The Qin Dynasty

The Qin Dynasty was located in the eastern part of China. They were legalists, therefore they were very harsh to the citizens of China and gave them punishments for nearly anything the slightest bit different from the law. Qin Shihuangdi changed China tremendously by enforcing strict laws, standardizing coins, writing, and measurement. The punishments for breaking the laws were they would put your head and arms in what they called a stock and then put a permanent tattoo on your head saying what you did so that it would give shame to you for the rest of your life. The Qin dynasty lasted for about 14 years because when the emperor died, so did the dynasty. The Han took over after the Qin and ruled for over 400 years. They defeated the Qin dynasty during the Civil War and ended the Qin dynasty.

QIN SHIHUANGDI
Qin Shihaungdi was crowned king when he was 13 years old. He conquered all of the warring states and unied them into one state, which eventually became China. He standardized writing, measurement, and coins because it was easier to trade. He took thousands of men from many villages and forced them to work, sometimes to their death, on the Great Wall of China, to protect from northern invaders. He burned books that he thought werent useful and killed over 405 Confucianists for not giving him their books. He ended feudalism and started bureaucracy, which commoners really appreciated. In some ways he was a great man and in others he was a monster, but he did achieve some great things.

Fox, Racquel

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:50:22 AM Pacic Daylight Time

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Qin Shihuangdis birthname was Zheng, but when he became emperor, he changed it to Qin Shihuangdi (rst emperor of Qin). He was a legalist with many strict laws. He lives on to this day by the country he unied which is present day China. China still has some legalism in its culture, but mixed with some confucianism and daoism.

Terra Cotta Warriors

When Qin Shihuangdi died, he was buried with over 6,000 Terra Cotta warriors. They were made out of an adobelike clay and lasted at least 2,000 years. Every single warrior has a different face and most have elaborately braided hair. They all have uses: some are archers, some are soldiers, some are chariot drivers, and some are even generals. The Chinese beliefs were similar to the Egyptians because they both believed when you died, you should be buried with all of the items you would need in the afterlife. The emperor thought that he would need a whole army.
It took about 10 years to build the Terra Cotta warriors and about 3,500 men to build them. Qin Shihuangdi forced labor many times and building the Terra Cotta warriors was no exception. Building the warriors were not as dangerous as building the Great Wall of China, but it is still considered forced labor.

There are over 6,000 terra cotta warriors. Every one of them are different from the others. All of them were buried with the empire because he believed he would need them in the afterlife.

The Great Wall is considered the biggest graveyard in the world. It may be a beautiful place for tourists, but so many men died building it.

These were the states that were called The Warring States. They were called that because while the Zhou were in power, they started feudalism, where the nobles get a piece of land that they control. The nobles would get greedy and start wars for other nobles land. Qin Shihuangdi conquered the Warring States one by one and ended feudalism. When he was in power, he started beauraeucracy.
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The Qin Dynasty is now present day China. It is made up out of all of the Warring States, that Qin Shihuangdi conquered.

Fox, Racquel

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:50:22 AM Pacic Daylight Time