censorship‚standardized weights&measures 30.Qin Shi Huangdi-first emperor of Qin‚ rose to throne at age 13 in 246 BCE‚ Li Su is advisor 31.Xianyang-the capital where aristocratic clans were forced to live‚ so court could monitor *32.Sima Qian- 33.Xiongnu-northern nomads who posed the threat of invading(possibly related to Huns) 34.Great Wall-a costly project to keep invaders out from the North‚ slowed but not stopped 35.Han Dynasty-(202 BCE-221 CE)founded by Liu Bang‚ dictorial gov’t and civil service
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(140-87 B.C.) it spanned approximately 3700 miles (6‚000 kilometers) between Dunhuang in the west to Bohai Sea in the east. The danger of incursion along northern Chinese border by the federated tribes of Mongols‚ Turks and Tunguz of the Empire of the Xiongnu‚ the first empire of the steppes‚ made a defense policy more necessary than ever. Alternating military actions with intensive diplomatic efforts‚ this policy entailed massive relocation of
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The Great Wall is one of the greatest building in the world. It has total length of 5‚500 miles. The purpose of building this wall was to protect China from the Xiongnu. This wall‚ for whose construction hundreds of thousands of men were mobilized‚ and an unknown number died‚ is a precursor to the current Great Wall of China. It connected numerous state walls which had been built during the previous four centuries
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China was unified in 221 B.C.E. for the first time in many centuries after decades of constant warfare (also called the “Warring States Period”) for the first time in centuries under the leadership of Qin (McKay‚ 178). The king of Qin did not feel that the title of king was grand enough and created the title “Emperor” (huangdi) and he called himself the First Emperor (Shihuangdi) in hopes of many successors (McKay‚ 178-179). The Qin state soon fell apart and led to the beginning of the Han Dynasty
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Qin Shi Huang simplified the written Chinese script‚ standardized weights and measures‚ and minted new copper coins. Even with his army‚ the Qin Empire faced constant threat from the Xiongnu (the ancestors of Attila’s Huns). The emperor ordered the construction of an enormous defensive wall to ward off the invaders. Thousands of slaves and criminals died in carrying out this task between 220 and 206 BCE. The northern section of the wall
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Compare/Contrast Essay - Han Dynasty China and Rome Han China (206 B.C.E.- 220 C.E.) and Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E. - 476 C.E.) were each amazing civilizations in their own ways. Each dynasty made many great ecological and technological advancements. Additionally‚ the governments of these civilizations each had ways of maintaining the political control over their subjects. The Han Dynasty of China and Imperial Rome’s methods of political control were similar in many ways (including their use
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became the ideological underpinning of all regimes until the end of imperial China. Under the Han Dynasty‚ China made great advances in many areas of the arts and sciences. Emperor Wu consolidated and extended the Chinese empire by pushing back the Xiongnu‚ enabling the first opening of trading connections between China and the West‚ along the Silk Road. The Daoist thought developed in response to the turbulence of the late Zhou dynasty and the Period of the Warring States‚ just like Confucianism
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Dynasty conquered many towns and states that merged into a large kingdom‚ China. The Chinese had already built little walls of dirt and stones to protect their villages. But when the Han Dynasty ruled over they were concerned about security. The Xiongnu (Mongols) had already tried to conquer China many times‚ and therefore the Great Wall of China was built to keep them away. It was simply a series of walls built over the course of 2‚500 years. It was an enormous project that required much sacrifice
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In search of political and social order Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and his school Confucius Educator and political advisor Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples Confucian ideas Fundamentally moral and ethical in character Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social order Concentrated on formation of junzi--"superior individuals" Edited and compiled the Zhou classics for his disciples to study Key Confucian values Ren--a sense of humanity‚ kindness‚ benevolence
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TOVREA AP World History 600 BCE-600 CE - Daily Schedule 15B 8000 BCE- 600 BCE Unit Assessment HW: Vocab/Study 2.1 16A In class: Lecture Americas; test analysis; map activity HW: Vocab/Study 2.1 17B In class: Lecture Americas; test analysis; map activity HW: Vocab/Study 2.1 18A In class: Quiz 2.1; Rome video Persia Webquest activity; Lecture What is an empire? HW: Read/Study Dates 19B In class: Quiz 2.1; Rome video Persia Webquest activity; Lecture What is an empire
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