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The Qin Dynasty
By: Alex Welsh and Anthony
Iacovino
First Emperor of China
• Emperor Qin Shi Huang
– At the age of 13 he succeeded his father’s regality
Ying Zheng, very aggressive at a young age, at 22 he
assumed full power by ridding himself of his premier,
and unifying China
– Two greatest achievements
• The Great Wall
• Terracotta Warriors and Horses
Decline of the Qin
• Hu Hai- Qin Shi Haung’s son succeeded
after his fathers death.
• Hu Hai Was a fatuous emperor who lived
in luxury and mercilessly slaughterer his
brothers and sisters.
• The Qin dynasty was ended by Xiang Yu
leading his force of peasant rebels into the
capital.
More information
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/histor
y/qin/
http://chineseculture.about.com/od/historyof
china/a/Qindynasty.htm