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HST-105: Unified China
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Qin Dynasty
Yellow (Huang He)
Han Dynasty
Yangzi (Chang Jiang)
Unified China 221 BCE-220 CE
The Qin
221-207 BCE
The first ruler to unite China, Qin Shihuangdi, was a punitive Legalist and absolute ruler, but many of his innovations were beneficial
- National Written Language
- Roads & Canals
- Standardized Weights, measures, and currency
He began building the Great Wall but his most famous achievement is the Terracotta Army near his great underground tomb.
The defensive walls of the Qin Dynasty were precursors to China's Great Wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 CE)
Han Dynasty
206 BCE - 220 CE
The Han Dynasty, was still Legalist, but less oppressive, and the emperor Han Wudi supported Confucianism, requiring his officials to have a Confucian education. China began exporting along the Silk Roads
- Silk
- Iron
- Lacquerware