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Impact of Emperor Shi Huangdi's Rule on China

Explore the legacy of Emperor Shi Huangdi and the Qin Dynasty through standardization, the Great Wall of China, and Legalism, with a focus on how his actions shaped ancient China. Discover the rise and fall of this influential ruler.

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Impact of Emperor Shi Huangdi's Rule on China

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  1. Did Emperor Shi Huangdi improve China? • What must I need to know in order to answer this question? • List Three Things

  2. Shi Huangdi and the Qin Dynasty Pronounced: She-Who-wong-Dee Pronounced: Chin

  3. Qin Dynasty 221-207 BCE This dynasty only lasted about 15 years, but a great deal happened during time…

  4. Quick Review • What continent is China located on? • Name the two major rivers. • What isolated China from the rest of the world?

  5. Define Standardize Standardize- everything is done a similar way (standard)

  6. Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi • Took the throne at the age of 13 • Conquered 6 rival warring states to unify China in 221 B.C.E. • Formed a centralized government, built a nationwide network of roads and canals, standardized weights, measures and currency and formalized the written language.

  7. Qin • Qin was a tyrant. • Historians say hundreds of thousands of conscripts died under his direction completing the Great Wall, while 700,000 slaved to build his palace and pyramid-like tomb. • His name, pronounced "Chin," evolved into the Western word for China. • Among his own people, he inspired both pride and fear.

  8. TerraCottaSoldiers • A believer in evil spirits, Qin employed master craftsmen to mass-produce a terra-cotta army as a protection in the afterlife. • His mausoleum was rigged with crossbows to ambush intruders.

  9. Terra Cotta Soldiers • Those who knew the tomb's secrets were buried alive with their Emperor. • Qin's dynasty was overthrown, however, just a few years after his death. The site of the pottery army was burned and lost to history for more than 2,000 years.

  10. Standardization • Prior to Qin, each kingdom minted its own currency (money) in various shapes, sizes and weights. • Each kingdom also had its own system of weights and measurements • Qin made all kingdoms use the same money and system of weights and measurements

  11. The Great Wall of China • The Great Wall of China was originally a project of the Qin dynasty designed to keep out the nomadic invaders from the north.

  12. What is a nomadic Invader?

  13. The Great Wall • Was mainly built from earth, stones and wood • The wall had defensive fighting stations, to which wall defenders may retreat if overwhelmed. • More than 10,000 watch towers (which were used to store weapons, house troops, and send smoke signals), each tower had unique and restricted stairways and entries to confuse attackers.

  14. Take Out Laptop • Go to: http://www.great-wallofchina.com/ • Write down as many interesting facts as you can on the great Wall. • We will use the last few minutes of class to discuss what you have learned. • Fill your notes please

  15. Day 2 • List what you see in the painting • Describe the action in the painting • Explain what the painting conveys

  16. Shi Huangdi & Legalism Legalism- human beings are inherently selfish and short-sighted, therefore strict laws, a strong central control and absolute obedience to authority are necessary *Obey ruler out of fear *People who obey get rewards *People who disobey are punished

  17. Would Legalism be Considered a Religion/Belief System?

  18. The Great Wall • Is the world's largest man-made structure, stretching over 3,948 miles

  19. TheGreatWall • Communication was important along the great wall. • Signal towers were built upon hill tops or other high points along the wall for their visibility.

  20. Great Wall • Shi Huangdi thought the wall would strengthen the empire, but it weakened it due to the high cost. • Ditches along the wall were filled with corpses of men who died building the wall • Deaths of wall workers are estimated to exceed one million

  21. The Great Wall’s Great Cost • Taxation became heavier and heavier. • Some 3,500,000 people were involved in the building of the Great Wall (70% of the population) • For each worker working on the wall, six were required to feed and support them.

  22. Fall of Qin • In 209 BCE, only a year after the death of the Qin Emperor, millions of peasants rose up and ended the tyranny and bloodshed of wall building. • The Qin Dynasty had fallen, brought down by the building of the great wall. Within ten years much of the wall was a neglected ruin. Once again the northern border was at the mercy of the northern invaders.

  23. Review Questions: • What is standardization? • Everything is done in a similar way • How did Shi Huangdi come to power? • Conquered warring states • Name some of the changes that Shi Huangdi brought to his Empire • Centralized government, built a nationwide network of roads and canals, standardized weights, measures and currency and formalized the written language

  24. Review Questions 2 • Why was the great wall built? • Protect China from Nomadic Invaders • Explain Legalism • Follow government or there are consequences • What led to the collapse of the Qin Empire? • Tyranny and building of Great Wall

  25. Terra Cotta Warrior Video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsUE-ZtcUFg • Worksheet on Shi Huangdi

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