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dynasty was a short lived dynasty, their governing system has certainly made an important history impact to the Chinese history. Qin dynasty was found sometime after when the Zhou dynasty got broken down. The founder of the dynasty was Emperor Qin Shi Huang. Who was a king ruling the Qin State which was one of the states during warring period. Qin was one of the most strong warring state with a powerful army. His ability of role as the king made him very successful when Qin started to assault other

was all about instilling rewards and punishments to get people to work together. Confucianism thought they should teach people to be good and want to treat each other kindly. All three have their pros and cons; none of them are perfect. Qin leader Shi Huangdi had the idea to combine two of them, Daoism and Confucianism, in order to create a superior philosophy. Though it seemed like a brilliant idea at the time, the Qin dynasty quickly fell after only 20 years after attempting to make his idea a

The Great Wall of China was originally built during the Qin and Han Dynasties to protect China from the Xiongnu. It took the people of ancient China nearly 2,000 years to build and spans nearly 6,000 miles. However, building the wall was extremely costly in terms of men and supplies. Despite the cost of the wall, it proved to be immensely beneficial to the Chinese people. This is a result of the wall providing protection for merchants, the people within the wall and preventing the Xiongnu from invading

not been disturbed for thousands of years. The tomb holds China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi who was born on 259BC and died on 210BC. In the middle of the Chinese Province of Shaanxi lies a mysterious and large pyramid located 35 kilometres North East of Xi’an. The pyramid is known as the Mausoleum of the First Emperor. What lies in the depths of the tomb may answer some of Ancient China’s mysteries. Qin Shi Huangdi took the throne when he was only 13 years old

The Ming Dynasty was one of China’s greatest dynastic empire for 3 centuries. The dynasty’s first emperor was a man, Zhu Yuanzhang, who grew up poor and saw his father, oldest brother and brother’s wife die from drought. After roaming Central Asia for 3 years after he started begging for food for a monastery, Zhu joined a rebelling force within China that was against the Mongol rule at the time. Zhu quickly climbed the ranks of rebel forces and soon started commanding the army. Then finally they

defensive advances on the wall than any other. Granted that all of these dynasties made great individual changes or ideas, together they helped make the world's favorite wall. The Great Wall in the Qin Dynasty The Great Wall was an idea thought up by Qin Shi Huang. Back when China decided

Technological Advancements in Ancient China that Changed History As one of the first civilizations, ancient China grew into the largest superpower in all of Asia (Strayer, 2012, pp. 133). Ancient China impacted history through their military conquests, major historical figures, and most significantly, founded a technological breakthrough for the world, metallurgy. Metallurgy is the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification (Oxford

The Great Wall of China: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Costs? For thousands years, the Mongols have been a big threat to the Chinese civilization. The Great Wall of China took about 2000 years to build and finish. It has been measured to be over 5,488 miles long. Due to the many threats and enemies of Chinese, the wall was built. In my opinion, the benefits of building the wall do outweigh the costs for many reasons surrounding the topic. The first benefit from building the wall was how it created

In the British Museum, you can learn and discover many things from late Chinese history like the Qin dynasty ,terracotta army and the Emperors biggest achievements. As there are many unique things in this fascinating place, something important is the wonderful exhibitions of the legacy these late dynasties have left. The first Emperor's life and death is parted in four different galleries. In this area the weapons include a reconstructed crossbow with arrows and a bronze sword. Signal bells

Tracing back the history of China, Xia Dynasty of the second millennium BCE was the earliest dynasty in China, which was centered along the Yellow River. Before China was unified, it was the time during which most of China's cultural tradition arose. Chinese civilization ascended and developed in a vast area, one-third larger than the United States if such dependencies as Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet are included. For centuries China was almost completely isolated from the other centers