Hui Shi

Great Wall of China, and all that it entails. Who built the Great wall of china? The wall was added to by many dynasties. It is because of this reason that has made it last this long. To go over the history, we must go back to the beginning. Emperor Shi Huangdi came into power at age 13. Even at an early age, there were people

Emperor Qin Shi originally built the great wall of China with the goal of preventing Barbarian nomads from entering China. The effectiveness of the wall varied through time and in the different dynasties. The Great Wall of China was at its strongest when it was first built under Emperor Qin Shi’s rule of the Qin dynasty (Ralston). The wall most closely resembled the picture shown above during this time period when it was at its strongest. For a short amount of time, the wall was very intimidating

political system and war between several regions all vying to overtake the others. After the Qin kingdom rose as the victor, King Cheng established for himself the title of Shi huangdi, or emperor, and looked to create a political system that would prevent the empire from fragmenting again. To achieve such a centralized government, Shi Huangdi sacrificed his people’s intellectual freedom and lives and produced a connected and standardized China, whose efficiency and strength still impacts the vision

After the collapse of the Han dynasty, China had fallen into a period of civil wars, disruption, and a lack of a strong leadership. It wasn’t until the year 581, when the Sui was formed (Stearns 230). This was the beginning to the postclassical era of China that ran from the year 580 to 1279 C.E.. The Sui were not the only dynasty in China’s postclassical era, it was soon followed by the Golden age dynasties, Tang and Song. These three empires have made major contributions to the changes and development

• Chinese believed that everything is balanced by an opposite (yin and yang) • Believed in the harmony of oneself (the philosophy is called Dao) • Dynasty- a family of kings • Patterns in Chinese dynasties o Tax revenues declined and dynasties would grow weaker o They would also get invaded o Once the dynasty declined a new dynasty emerged and the cycle started again • Zhou Dynasty (1029-258 B.C.E.) o Governed through alliances with noble families and regional princes instead of a power government

Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty).” The reason why the wall was built because, in the 8th century B.C China’s Seven Kingdoms were at war. During this war 3rd century B.C Qin defeated all rivals and china becomes an empire. After the war Emperor Qin Shi Huang order the construction of a northern wall to help protect his land. “The territory of the Qin Dynasty enlarged greatly, with its north border extending to present east Liaoning Province, Yinshan Mountains and the Great Bend of the Yellow River

Two of the earliest empires in Chinese history were the Qin Dynasty (221- 206 BCE) and the Han Dynasty (202 BCE- 220 CE). They both successfully unified the vast nation of China. Both Empires allowed government to not only influence politics, but also economy, philosophy, and social life. The empires ruled China distinctively differently. The Qin was a very fierce and brutal dynasty, while the Han dynasty tried to reduce the repression of the people brought by the Qin Dynasty. They also both used

In October of 211 B.C E., the First Emperor set sail for his fifth tour of his empire. The emperor was looking for an elixir of immortality. The elixir was stuck on an island guarded by a sea monster. Along side him during his journey was, Li Si, Meng Yi, and Zhao Gao. Li Si was still the prime minister during the Qin Dynasty. Meng Yi was the younger brother of General Meng Tian. Zhao Ghao was a palace eunuche and minor official of low rank (85). During this time, the First Emperor was already afraid

1. Extremely fertile silt called loess was a huge benefit to Eastern China. It provided the land with soft soil for agriculture and presented the Yellow River its distinguished hue. 2. The Shang dynasty is the earliest documented dynasty to dominate China. They rose in around 1750 B.C.E, first appearing in the Yellow River Valley. 3. The dynasty that overthrew the Shang dynasty was known as Zhou. This dynasty had the longest recorded line of kings in Chinese history and created the concept known

CCOT#2 In the period 1046B.C- 256B.C the Zhou Dynasy ruled. Next, during 221B.C -206B.C, the Qin Dynasty ruled. Finally from 400 years to 220C.E, the Han Dynaty ruled. Throughout all these dynasties, political, economical, social,and religion, were problems which led to different scenerious. During the Zhou Dynasty, there were mant developments, and how and why those develpoments happened. There was also many changes and continuities that was caused because of these additions. Some developments