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16 Cards in this Set
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What was happening in China from 400-221 BC? |
experienced a bloody civil war |
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What ended war? |
Qin defeated chief rivals and created a new dynasty |
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Qin Shihuangdi |
"The First Qin Emperor" - came to throne in 246 B.C at 13 years old - 221 defeated last rivals and created new dynasty
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What three changes did Qin make in China? |
- created a single monetary system - ordered the buildings of a system road - reduced power of aristocrats |
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Why did he make the changes? |
he eliminated possible rivals and gained tax revenues for the government |
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terra-cotta |
Hardened clay |
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Why were these soldiers created? |
- ppl believe that it was a recreation of Qin Shahaungs imperial guards and was meant to be with the emperor in his journey to the next world - to be protected bc they were bigger than average |
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How did it affect national income? |
They were expensive |
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Xiongny |
Nomadic ppl who had mastered the art of riding on horseback |
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Why did this skill make them dangerous? |
warriors on horseback had a definite advantage over the infantry troops of the Chinese |
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What was Qin Shihuangdi's solution? |
To strengthen the existing walls and link them together to create the wall of ten thousand (Great Wall of China) |
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Which Chinese border was this meant to protect? |
Asia |
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Regime |
The government in power |
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Censorate |
part of Chinese bureaucracy that made sure government officials were doing there jobs |
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how was legalism put into practice? |
??? |
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Why was Qin shihuangdi the first and last qin emperor? |
??? |
