1. Do Now
Please interpret in the following quote (What does it mean to you?) and be ready to discuss in class
“Humaneness may make one shed tears and be reluctant to apply penalties, but law makes it clear what such penalties must be applied. The ancient kings allowed law to be supreme and did not give in to their tearful longings. Hence it is obvious humaneness cannot be used to achieve order in the state…”

2. Discuss
Evaluate the following quotes. Do you believe it is better to rule out of fear or love? Which of the following quotes do you agree with? Where in the world do rulers rule through fear and love?
  “It is best to be both feared and loved, however, if one cannot be both it is better to be feared than loved.”
“…A wise prince should establish himself on that which is his own control and not that of others; he must endeavor to avoid hatred”
- Niccolo Machiavelli

3. Goals for today Explain the rise of Qin Dynasty
Examine the impact of legalism on ruling an empire
Compare/Contrast the Qin to modern society
Explore the life of the Qin Emperor and his impact on the dynasty

4. Result of rebellions was Warring States Period
After the Zhou…
Result of rebellions was Warring States Period
403 BC to 221 BC, number of small states fought each other for land, power
Zhou still nominally in charge, but power almost nonexistent by mid-200s BC
Qin, new dynasty, arose to bring end to Warring States Period, Zhou dynasty

5. Qin Dynasty and Han Dynasty

6. Qin Dynasty Beginnings – only 15 years!
Shi Huangdi – 221 – 206 BC
Established China’s first empire
Legalist Rule
Bureaucratic control
Centralized control
Military Expansion
Tyrannical Rule
Targeted Confucianists
Burned Books
Buried Protestors alive

7. Qin and Legalism ALL Humans = EVIL Strict Laws Harsh Punishments
No one will dare stand up to you
Downside = People eventually will hate you

8. As you watch the video…
Consider how the Qin Dynasty has impacted modern times? What do you think was its most important contribution to the world?

9. Qin Dynasty

14. Accomplishments of the Qin
Standardization of money, weights, and measurements
Great Wall of China
4,000 Miles of new roads

15. Great Wall

17. Shi Huangdi’s Terra Cotta Army

18. Note the western terminus at Jiayu Pass and the eastern terminus at Shanhai Pass.

19. Note the western terminus at Jiayu Pass and the eastern terminus at Shanhai Pass.

20. Note the western terminus at Jiayu Pass and the eastern terminus at Shanhai Pass.

21. Note the western terminus at Jiayu Pass and the eastern terminus at Shanhai Pass.

22. Note the western terminus at Jiayu Pass and the eastern terminus at Shanhai Pass.

23. Note the western terminus at Jiayu Pass and the eastern terminus at Shanhai Pass.

24. Apply these Quotes to the Qin Dynasty
  “It is best to be both feared and loved, however, if one cannot be both it is better to be feared than loved.”
“…A wise prince should establish himself on that which is his own control and not that of others; he must endeavor to avoid hatred”
- Niccolo Machiavelli

25. Cont.
He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command Niccolo Machiavelli
It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope Niccolo Machiavelli

26. Rank Order
Rank Asoka (Buddhism), Zhou (Confuciansim) and Qin (Legalism) Dynasty in terms of Arts, Military, Treatment of people, Longevity? Which was most effective and why?