QIN DYNASTY & HAN DYNASTY Ms. Berry Social Studies 6th Grade

After the Zhou Dynasty… Qin Dynasty 221 B.C. to 206 B.C. (15 years)

The First Emperor… Ruler was Qin Shi Huangdi #1: first emperor of the Qin Dynasty; became a King at age 13 ruled using ideas of legalism united China and extended borders, began building the Great Wall

Government As the first emperor he rejected ideas

of Confucius and adopted the ideas of Legalism

#2: Legalism strict laws and use of bureaucracy set

up by Shi Huangdi, people who obey are rewarded and those who do not obey are punished.

Cruel and Unusual Punishments

Shi Huangdi banned books that taught other ideas so he ordered books to be burned.

Those that disobeyed him or got in the way were killed…tossed into pits and buried alive

United China #3: Standardization- to make all things of a certain type alike,

such as coins, writing, and weights; made trade and communication easier

This helped to unite the empire. Ordered that only people in the army could

carry weapons Created provinces, similar to states in the US Appointed his own government officials to

run provinces. Established a system of taxes

The End… Many people feared Shi Huangdi and this

fear kept them from rebelling After his death, his son took over but he

was a weak ruler Civil war broke out The Han King defeated the Qin and took

power.

Shi Huangdi’s Legacy #5: thousands of clay sculptures of

soliders found underground near the tomb of Shi Huangdi

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/places/countries-places/china/china-terra-cotta-warriors-eorg/

The Han Dynasty 206 B.C. to 220 A.D. – more than 200 years #6: Han Gaozu founder of the Han Dynasty, was a

peasant, real name was Liu Bang, used both Confucianism and Legalism to rule

Changes in the Government…

#7: Civil Service created by emperor Wu Di; is part of a

bureaucracy that oversees the day to day business of running a government, jobs were earned by doing well on tests so positions were open to all classes.

Daoism #8: A philosophy that teaches that the key to

happiness is accepting life as it is, developed into a religion

Yin Yang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNSCgQDYke4

The Great Wall of China #9: a wall built to keep out invaders from the

north; extended during each dynasty

http://www.history.com/videos/seven-wonders-the-great-wall#building-the-great-wall

The Silk Road #10: A land trade route established during the

Han dynasty that linked China with the West; could be dangerous

Not made of silk and not really a road Caravans of traders Also had water routes

http://www.history.com/shows/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us/videos/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us-the-silk-road