The Qin Dynasty China’s 3rd Dynasty

Qin Shi Huangdi The First Emperor of China Became King at age 13 United China Very Powerful and Cruel Became King at age 13 Rejected Confucius teachings

Shi Huangdi’s Method of Rule Legalism Obey Rulers out of Fear People who obey=Rewards People who disobey=Punishment Virtuous Government would not work

New form of Government Bureaucracy Use too control his people. He divided his empire into 36 provinces. Each province was divided into districts. 2 government officials in charge of each province. Their job was to put strong people in charge of each district. Workers were well trained and paid. They reported to supervisors. People at each level supervised those below them

Accomplishments under Qin Standardization of money, weights, measurements. universally agreed upon set of guidelines RESULT: Helped trade between Regions Created Great Wall of China Connected existing walls that had been built earlier for protection Protect Empire From Invasion Later Dynasties added and rebuilt the Wall

Great Wall of China

The Great Wall’s Great Cost Taxation became heavier and heavier. Some 3,500,000 people were involved in the building of the Great Wall. That was 70% of the total population of China at that time. For each worker working on the wall, six were required to feed and support them. Construction of the Qin wall became the most hated imperial project in Chinese history.

Terra Cotta Soldiers A believer in evil spirits, Qin employed master craftsmen to mass-produce a terra-cotta army as a protection in the afterlife. His mausoleum was rigged with crossbows to ambush intruders.

Fall of Qin In 209 BCE, only a year after the death of the Shi Huangdi, millions of peasants rose up and ended the tyranny and bloodshed of wall building. Shi Huangdi’s heir was a very weak ruler. He could not leave up to his father’s legacy.