Qin Dynasty By: Aliyann Garraway and Almina Alhemetovic

Qin Dynasty: The First real Empire  The Qin Dynasty lasted for only 15 years(from 221 BC To 206 BC).  Was located Xian yang (Xian), Shaanxi, China.  This famous Dynasty redefined china.  There were Qin was the first man to control all of China. He did not want to be called a king. he called himself First Emperor Qin. He died of natural causes. But in the short time that he ruled China, he readied China to be pulled together as one country. Imagery

Qin Dynasty: Changes  Peasants were either a silk maker or a farmer. If they tried to do anything else besides their assigned job, they were sent to work on the Great Wall.  He wanted to have a standardization code: He introduced one system of weights, measures, money, written language, and laws. Nobody argued with him.  Qin did not think his rule was cruel. He simply stated, "A thousand may die so that a million may live“.  This is the Great Wall of China.

Qin Shihuang TThe first emperor of China, was 38 years old when he came into power, unifying China from a 200-year period where six warring states all vied for power. While his Dynasty only lasted 15 years, the impact of the Qin Emperor on China cannot be understated.  Practices and policies of the Qin Dynasty (221 BCE-206 BCE) were so influential and conducive to power that they were carried into the subsequent Han Dynasty and continue to flourish in present-day China.

Censorship  Qin practiced total censorship. He persecuted scholars and destroyed books. He defined useless books as any book about anything except books about medicine, agriculture, or prophecy. Useless books were burned.  Over 400 scholars who refused to turn in books were either buried alive or sent to work on the wall.  Qin did not believe in any education for the common man. According to Qin, the more time people spent studying, the less time they had to grow food. He especially disliked the teachings of Confucius. He had all Confucius' books burned.

Qin’s ‘ ‘Spy System’ ’ TTo make sure everyone did their job correctly, First Emperor Qin set up a spy system. People had to spy on each other - it was the law. People had to spy on each at work and at home in their neighborhood or village. If people turned in lawbreakers, they were rewarded. If they did not, they were executed. It was a simple system, and it worked very well. TThis organization system gave Qin great power. That power allowed him to make huge changes. Qin knew that to unify China there had to be big changes. Most of his laws had something to do with protection.

Bureaucracy  To control his people, First Emperor Qin developed a system of bureaucracy. He divided his empire into 36 provinces. Each province was divided into districts. He put two government officials in charge of each province. It was their job 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.

Mandate of Heaven  Is the belief that dynasties rose to power because God and the people choose it and when your Mandate is over, then your Dynasty will be destroyed and will fall to someone else.  The dynasties used to use that as a reason why the other dynasty before them fell or a justification as to why they threw the other dynasty out of power.

Qin Dynasty Flag

Qin Dynasty Territory

Ancient Qin Dynasty Clothing

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