1. Aim: SWBAT -Identify and explain major contributions of the Qin Dynasty -Examine the rise and fall of the Qin Dynasty

2. QIN SHIHUANGDI (221-210 b.c.e) I. UNIFICATION SINGLE MONETARY SYSTEM
NEW SYSTEM OF ROADS
LAND REFORMS
MILITARY CONQUESTS

3. SIMA QIAN
“ THE CHEST OF A BIRD OF PREY, THE VOICE OF A JACKAL, AND THE HEART OF A TIGER”

4. MILITARY POWER MANDATE OF HEAVEN
CONQURED N. CHINA & DEFEAT BORDER TRIBES
MANDATE OF HEAVEN

5. ADMNISTRATION BUREAUCRACY COMMANDEREIS- 40 ADMIN UNITS
POSITIONS BASED ON ABILITY
WORK WAS REWARDED BY EFFICIENCY & FIDELITY
COMMANDEREIS- 40 ADMIN UNITS
3 OFFICIALS- MILITARY, CIVIL, & INSPECTOR
SYSTEM OF CHECKS & BALANCES
STANDARDIZED WIGHTS & MEASURMENTS
COIN VALUE
CART AXLES & ROADS
LEGAL CODE
*** STANDARDIZED CHINESE WRITTEN LANGUAGE

6. PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
PUBLIC WORKS = ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
CANALS

7. II. ARCHEOLOGICAL TREASURE
THE EMPEROR’S ARMY
FOUND IN 1974 NEAR SHIHHUANGDI’S TOMB

9. WHAT DOES THE TERRA-COTTA ARMY TELL YOU ABOUT SHIHUANGDI’S LIFE?
GREAT POWER
LARGE ARMY
WEALTH

10. LEGALISM QIN REJECTED CONFUCIUS TEACHINGS
STRICT LAWS & STRICT ENFORCEMENT.
REWARDS FOR THOSE WHO OBSERVED & APPROPRIATE PUNISHMENTS FOR THOSE WHO DIDN’T
HIGHLY EFFICIENT GOV NECESSARY TO RESTORE ORDER
THINKERS AND THEIR IDEAS SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT

11. FALL OF THE QIN OPPRESSED TO THE BREAKING POINT 90% WERE PEASANTS
FIGHT OVER SUCCESSION
ASSASSINATIONS, SUICIDES & VARIOUS INTERNAL STRUGGLES FOR POWER