Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Ancient China EQ #4


EQ #4
Question
Answer
What were the policies and achievements of Emperor Shi Huangdi that enabled him the ability to unify all of northern China under the Qin Dynasty?

Policies (Rules)
Achievements (Successes)
-If an official failed to carry out his policies, he would be fired

-All rich (noble) families were forced to move to the capital (place where the government is located) so that Shi Huangdi could watch over them closely

-Took away the warlords weapons and melted them down to make statues

-laws applied to all people (rich or poor) equally (not corrupt)

-strict laws were enforced with harsh punishments (cut off noses, feet, cut in half, buried alive)

-made a law that all people in China had to speak the same (uniform) language

-unified northern China by controlling the chaos

-China is named after the Qin Dynasty

-Built the Great Wall of China to keep invaders from the north out

-Centralized the government: all the places in China had to report back to him

-Organized China by 36 provinces which divided into counties

-produced all the same coins for the whole region of China to use

-established one single language for China home


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