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First Emperor

221-210 BCE

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Qin Shi Huang & Unification of China• King of Qin State (Zhou Warring States

Period) 247-221 BCE

• Emperor of Unified China, 221-210 BCE

• Major technological and social reforms under his rule as emperor

• Invents title Huangdi (combination of Three Sovereigns & Five Emperors of Xia, plus di meaning heaven)

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Major innovations

• Standardized weights & measures

• Standardized currency

• National Road System

• Defensive wall in north (against Mongols)

• Standardized script/characters

• Standardized chariot axles

• Moved court families to palace to consolidate power

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• Typical scale system. (Imperial salaries paid in ‘stones’ of grain)

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• Standard currency- shape in use until 20th century

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Remnants of the early defensive wall, 6th C BCE

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• Remnants of Qin era Great Wall

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• NASA photo: wall is actually hard to see from space

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• Terra cotta Army of the First Emperor’s necropolis

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• Mingqi (spirit objects)

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• Traces of paint

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• ½ size bronze Chariot from Tomb

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• ½ size scale. Though buried underground for over 2000 years, all its movable parts still work well.

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• Rob Cohen, director of the Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, with re-created warriors on set of the film


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