Chapter 22: The First Chinese Emperor

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Qin Shihuangdi, the first emperor of China, began life as...

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a prince of one Chinese state

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Year of unified Chinese state under first emperor?

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220 BCE

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Influence on Qin Shihuangdi's rule?

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Legalism

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Best life under Emperor Qin:

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merchants

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Purpose of the Great Wall?

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to keep invaders out

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Why many sent to work on the Great Wall didn't return?

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They died under harsh conditions.

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Great Wall construction involved:

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forced labor

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Why did the Emperor of Qin order Confucian books to the capital?

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so he could destroy them

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Life-sized terra-cotta army found where?

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Inside the emperor's tomb.

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After the Qin emperor's death:

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rebellions and civil war