Transcript Ancient China

Ancient China
Section Three
Qin Dynasty
 United
the country under one
government
 In 221 BC- Shi Huangdi took the
throne
–Created strict government
Strict laws, harsh
punishment
–Used armies to extend empire
China under Qin
 Shi
Huangdi claimed all the
power
 Divided China into districts; each
had a governor
–Enforced a tax system
–Strict chain of command
Qin Policies
 Uniform
system of law
 Standardized the language
 New money system
 Standardized weight and
measures
Qin Achievements
 Network
of roads
 Canals to connect rivers
 Irrigation system
Great Wall of China
 Finished
connected earlier pieces
to form a long, unbroken
structure
 Required years of labor
 Hundreds of thousands workers
 Many died building the wall
 Roughly
5,500 miles long
Fall of the Qin
 Policies
united China but also
caused resentment
 Shi Huangdi died in 210 BC
–Within a few years the
government fell apart
–Civil War broke out.