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Ancient China
Dynasties and Achievements
Shi Huangdi
Ruler who united all
kingdoms
 China’s first emperor
 Ruled the Qin (chin)
Dynasty
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Shi Huangdi was a harsh ruler.
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Arrogant:
– Buried with 6000
life-sized statues of
soldiers & horses to
keep watch at his
tomb
Shi Huangdi’s Harsh Rule
Continued
– Boasted his
empire would last
10,000 years. It
lasted 15.
Burned books.
 Outlawed
teachings of
Confucius.
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Shi Huangdi Accomplishments
Unified a type of currency (money)
 Created a system of common
weights/measurements
 Put farmers to work building roads
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Shi Huangdi
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Ordered the existing walls along the
border be connected to form Great Wall of
China built to keep out Mongol invaders.
Han Dynasty
Liu Bang emperor
 Set up a stable government that lasted
400 years.
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Liu Bang Accomplishments
Less harsh than Shi Huangdi
 Set up civil service system based on
teachings of Confucius
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Wudi
Great grandson of Liu
Bang
 Han Dynasty reached its
greatest power under
him.
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– Strengthened the army
– Strengthened the Great
Wall
Achievements
Silk Road – an ancient trade route
between China and Europe
 4000 miles long (6400 km!)
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Silk Road
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Challenging route!
Silk
Valuable cloth made in China from
silkworms.
 Method? Ancient Chinese secret!
 Each trader charged more as he sold it to
the next. Very expensive!
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Silk
Achievements in Art
Architecture
Achievements in Art
Silk weaving
 Bronze working
 Architecture
 Poetry and history
 Jade carving
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Achievements in Medicine
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Acupuncture –
the treatment
of disease using
needles
Achievements in Medicine
Herbal remedies
 Circulatory System
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Achievements in Technology
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Paper made from wood pulp
Achievements in Technology
iron plow
rudder
Achievements in Technology
seismoscope
Technology
compass
wheelbarrow