Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BCE)
Qu Yuan
(332 - 296 BCE) A Patriotic Statesman and Poet Cheif Minister of the state of Chu Believed that the Qin would conquer Chu Killed himself to show patriotism Dragon Boat Day dedicated to him (5th Day/5th month of lunar calendar)
Liu Bang (Han Gaozu)
Helped overthrow Qin Dynasty and subsequently recieved the Mandate of Heaven 1st emperor of the Han Dynasty Was born a peasant and worked way up to emperor
Xtra: The Pattern of China's Dynastic Cycle 2/5
Land concentration issues Corruption of gov't Infrastructure decays Increased impoverishment amongst the population
The Daze(xiang) ("Big Swamp") Village Uprising
Led by Chen Sheng, 209 BCE during the reign of the Second Qin Emperor
Cheng Sheng
Led the Daze(xiang) Village Uprising in 209 BCE The center of the peasant uprising which overthrew the Qin Dynasty He passed in abttle
Xtra: The Pattern of China's Dynastic Cycle 3/5
Peasnt rebelions and foreign invasions occur
Legalism (China)
Penal/Enforced Laws
A-Fung Palace
Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb location
Qin Shi Huangdi
The First Emporer of Qin Cruel/Ruthless but hardworking 260-210 BCE Unified China in 221 BCE Abolished the Feudal system And established a centralized imperial system
Qin Dynasty
(221-206 BCE) The first centralized dynasty of China that used Legalism as its base of belief. First Chinese Empire (no longer Feudal)
Period of the Chinese Imperial System
221 BCE - 1911 AD
Xtra: The Pattern of China's Dynastic Cycle 1/5
A leader would receive the Mandate of Heaven and begin a new dynasty It would begin with a period of stability and prosperity
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A new leader claims the Mandate of Heaven and founds a new dynasty
Xianyang
Capital city of the Qin dynasty during the rule of the emperor Qin Shi Huangdi.
Xu Fu
Chinese shaman ordered to find the immortality in Japan for Qin Shi Huangdi
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Collapse of the dynasty and civil war
Qin Shi Huangdi's Cause of Death
Died seeking immortality, most likely due to mercury poisoning
The Qin Dynasty followed after which previous Dynasty?
The Zhou Dynasty
Construction Projects Under Qin Shi Huangdi's Rule
Transportation System and Irrigation System by Canals Connecting current walls to form the Great Wall (from Gansu to Manchuria)
6 Things that were standardized under Qin Shi Huangdi's rule
Weight, Measure, Currency, Road Size, Laws, Written Language
Qin Shi Huangdi's Birthname
Ying Zheng