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Qin and Han Dynasties
 After the Zhou dynasty collapsed in 256 B.C.E., the Qi (Chee),
fought
Chu, and Qin ________________ one another for control.
 In 221 B.C.E., the new Emperor united China under the
Qin
______________ Empire.
 The Emperor changed his name to
__________________________,
Shi
Huangdi which means the “First Emperor.”
 At this time, China was ruled following the philosophy of
legalism
_________________________.
 Unlike Confucianism, which taught people to respect their
rulers, Legalism taught that people should obey their rulers
fear
out of ____________________.
 Shi Huangdi ruled harshly, but brought important
changes
____________________ to China.
 The power of the nobles ended, and the Qin formed a strong
centralized
__________________________ government.
 Bureaucracy helped the government run smoothly.
building
peoples of China and __________________
protect them from invaders.
roads,
Some building projects were Canals,
_______________________________
and the Great Wall.
 Many ____________________ projects were organized to link the

 Another Qin building project was discovered
guarding Shi Huangdi’s tomb—
Terracotta soldiers sculpted with great detail
standard
 Shi Huangdi ordered many things to be made ___________________,
such as coins, weights, and writing.
 He wanted to control what people learned and read, so he ordered
burned
copies of ________________________________.
The Analects
non-approved books to be ___________________, including many
 Legend says that teachers who refused to give up their books were
put to death.
 High taxes and harsh laws led to civil war.
206
 By __________ B.C.E. the Qin dynasty had collapsed and was
Han
replaced by the __________ dynasty in 202 B.C.E.
 The Han dynasty relied on the philosophies of both
Confucianism
Legalism
______________________________ and _________________________.
 Under the Han, many people with certain skills were given
civil service
_______________________________ jobs.
 Civil service is the day-to-day running of the government.
university
 The Han established a ___________________________ to train
people for civil service jobs.
 They supported the ideas of not only Confucianism, but also
Daoism
______________________________.
 Daoism teaches that the key to a long life and happiness is to
accept
__________________________ life as it is.
 Seismograph—created in A.D. 132, it is an instrument that
detects and measures earthquakes.
paper
 The Han are best known for the invention of _________________
in 105 B.C.
silk road
 Han influence spread by way of the ________________________,
an overland trade route that linked China with Europe.
220
 The Han dynasty ended in ____________ C.E., but their ideas
lived on and can still be seen in Chinese culture today.
 Even today, Chinese people still call themselves
the children of the Han
______________________________________________________.
R: Rapping Historian A: Public F: Song, Rap, Poem
T: Living under Confucianism or Legalism
You and a partner will get into pairs. The two of you will
need to create a poem, song or rap with at least 10 lines
of information pertaining to the topic. Each of you will
need to write down a copy! Underline the vocabulary
words you use. What you create, must be appropriate for
school. Also, do not base your raps or poems off the
work of any “Pop Artist”.
 3 points neatness
 5 points for completeness
 5 points for correct information
 2 point for name