1. The Qin and Han Dynasties

2.  Qin Shih Huang Di- the
first emperor of China
◦ Successfully used
legalism to conquer and
unite all of China
◦ Unified and ruled China
from 221-206 BC
Qin Shih Huang Di

4. Began building the Great Wall of China

5. Great Wall under Qin

6. Great Wall under Han

7. Great Wall under Ming

10.  Began building the Great Wall of China
 Standardized writing, monetary
system, weights and measures, and axle-
widths on carts
◦ Benefits trade, travel, merchants, and further
unifies the people under his control as “Chinese”
 Built his tomb protected by the terra-cotta
warriors

11.  Terra Cotta Warriors

13.  Ruthless leader who burned books and buried
scholars alive. (Legalism)
 Forced laborers to build the Great Wall and
his tomb. He then executed the workers who
built his tomb so they couldn’t tell its secrets.

14.  Followed the Qin Dynasty
 Han rulers establish a
centralized government
 Established Confucian
style schools to train
government officials.
 Implemented a Civil
Service Exam to hire the
best government officials
 Lowered taxes
 Created peace and
Emperor Liu Bang
stability for 400 years

15.  Ruled from 141-87BC
 Expanded empire
through war
 Forced invading
nomads to retreat
beyond the Great Wall
 Colonized areas to the
northeast and south
 Empire expanded
nearly to the boundary
of present-day China
Emperor Wu Di

17.  Han unified Chinese culture
through assimilation (blending of
culture)
◦ As territories
conquered, intermarriage with local
people was encouraged
◦ Sent Chinese farmers to settle newly
colonized areas

24. Astronomy
◦ Observed and measured movements of the stars
and planets
◦ Improved calendar
◦ Developed time keeping devices

25. Technology
◦ Paper
◦ Rudders for steering ships
◦ Fishing reels
◦ Suspension bridges
◦ Chain pumps

26. Medicine
◦ Diagnosed diseases
◦ Used herbal remedies
◦ Developed anesthetics

27. The Arts
◦ Temples, palaces, parks
◦ Poetry
◦ Jade and ivory carvings
◦ Ceramic figures
◦ Bronze and silver crafts

28.  Han Dynasty lasted 400 years.
 Rebellion against Han power began.
◦ Taxes had to be raised to support the army
 Han rulers gave local authorities more power
to crush the rebellion which led to corruption
and abuses of power.
 Economic hardship hit the empire causing
crime to increase.
 Civil wars broke out.
 Invasions from northern nomads increased.