1. Qin dynasty By: Amy Schneider

2. Introduction When the Qin Dynasty began many ways of life started to change. Some of the changes was how Qin fought, unified China, his punishments and religion, and what he did to the Great Wall of China. So read on and you’ll find out what kind of a leader he was.

3. The Unification of China Once Qin unified China everyone worked together in peace. It was easier for Qin to control them when everyone worked together. In the process of unifying China there were many wars, many of them were in other parts of China. When Qin’s armies won a war he would take over their people and their land, this was how Qin gained so much power over China. Shi Huangdi was the Legalist that Qin choose to help him unify China. Shi Huangdi commanded for all of the noble families to live in the capitol. He did this to prevent criticism, but he and the prime minister murdered hundreds of Confucian scholars.

4. The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China was built for two reasons. One of the reasons was to show that China was unified and, the second reason was to keep out intruders. Qin would take people (mostly men) away from their families, to work on the wall for him. They would work for hours with little food and water, most of them died and some of the bodies were burned into the wall. The Great Wall of China was first built during the Ming Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty widened it so the solders could walk on it.

5. Legalism/Harsh Punishments Legalism was when you did something wrong (even the smallest thing) you’d be punished for it. When you did something good or write you might get a reward. Qin believed in Legalism so much that he’d go around take all of the books about any other religion and burn them, this was called the burning of the books. Some of the punishments for disobeying him were beating, whipping, and killing/beheading. When Qin gained power after their civil war, he used ideas of Legalism for their political theory. A few years after Qin had died the people went back to the ways of Confucianism.

6. Conclusion As you can see the Qin Dynasty was very different from many of the other dynasties. Qin was a extremely strict ruler with harsh punishments, but that was how he unified China.

7. Credits Written by: Amy Schneider Edited by: Mrs. Davidson and Miss. Smith Websites: www./moskalonet/wordhistory/whlett/ch044.4.pdf, www.wsu.edu, and www.travelchinaguide.com

8. Thanks!  Thanks for watching my presentation hope you enjoyed it!!