Classical China Qin & Han & Silk Road
Qin Dynasty 221-210BCE Legalist Unified China Built Great Wall
Shi Huangdi ~ First Emperor Conquered Zhou states Assassinated Rivals Burned Books Standandized writing, measurements, and coins
Terra Cotta Soldiers
Great Wall
Han Dynasty ~ Golden Age 206BCE – 220CE Confucian Bureaucracy Most technologically advanced civilization at the time
Han Accomplishments Civil Service Exam Advanced Medicine acupuncture anesthetics Opened Silk Road – 4,000 mile trade route between China and Europe
Silk Roads