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Ciarla, Roberto. The Eternal Army: The Terracotta Soldiers of the First Chinese Emperor.
Vercelli: White Star ;, 2005. Print. Archeologists have founded apporoximately
8,000 terra cotta warriors that surrounds Qin Shi Huangdi in his underground
tomb.
"Great Wall of China." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 1 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.history.com/topics/great-wall-of-china>. The Great Wall of China
that we are familiar with today dates from the Ming Dynasty, but it was built
largely using previously existing foundations and the man credited with building
the first Great Wall is Qin Shihuangdi.
Jarus, By. "Terracotta Warriors: An Army for the Afterlife." LiveScience. TechMedia
Network, 13 Dec. 2012. Web. 15 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.livescience.com/25510-terracotta-warriors.html>. In those times
of tight imperial control, each workshop was required to inscribe its name on
items produced to ensure quality control. This has aided modern historians in
verifying which workshops were commandeered to make tiles and other
mundane items for the terracotta army.
Lewis, Mark Edward. The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han. Cambridge, Mass.:
Belknap of Harvard UP, 2007. Print. When the first emperor died in 210 BC,
his son was placed on the throne by two of the previous emperor's advisers, in an
attempt to influence and control the administration of the entire dynasty through
him. The advisors squabbled among themselves, however, which resulted in both
their deaths and that of the second Qin emperor.
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Pancella, Peggy. Qin Shi Huangdi: First Emperor of China. Chicago, Ill.: Heinemann
Library, 2004. Print. Qin Shi Huangdi ruled as the first emperor of the Qin
Dynasty. He conquered the Warring states and united China in 221BC. He ruled
until his death, which occurred in 210 BC and left many great legacy but all good
things must end and the Qin Dynasty also fell.
"Qin Dynasty." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Web. 6 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.ancient.eu/Qin_Dynasty/>. The First Emperor developed plans to
fortify his northern border, to protect against the nomadic Mongols. The result
was the initial construction of what later became the Great Wall of China, which
was built by joining and strengthening the walls made by the feudal lords,
Rossabi, Morris. A History of China. Print. The Qin government was highly
bureaucratic, and was administered by a hierarchy of officials, all serving the
First Emperor. The Qin put into practice the teachings of Han Feizi, allowing the
First Emperor to control all of his territories, including those recently conquered.
Stanley, Morgan. "The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army." Web. 1 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.britishmuseum.org/PDF/Teachers_resource_pack_30_8a.>. It is
seen that his obsessive quest for immortality came to nothing,
ruling for 10,000 generations, his dynasty lasted only
and instead of
15 years.
"The Warring States Period of Ancient China." The Warring States Period of Ancient
China. Web. 25 Oct. 2014.
<http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/warringstates.htm>. During the Warring
States Period, many rulers claimed the Mandate of Heaven in order to have
legitimacy as a ruler over other states and spread their influence.
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Waldron, Arthur. The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth. Cambridge [England:
Cambridge UP, 1990. Print. Though the Great Wall never effectively prevented
invaders from entering China, it came to function more as a psychological barrier
between Chinese civilization and the world, and remains a powerful symbol of
the country’s enduring strength.