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China’s Great Dynasties – Qin and Han Dynasties Qin Dynasty ~ After the Zhou dynasty collapsed in 256 B.C.E., the Qi, Chu, and Qin ________________________ one another for control. The Qin won in 221 B.C.E., and the Emperor united China under the ______________ Empire. The emperor changed his name to ___________________________________ (the “First Emperor”). ~ China was now ruled following the idea of ___________________________________, which taught that people obeyed their rulers out of ___________________________, not respect as Confucius had taught. Shi Huangdi ruled the Chinese people harshly, but brought important ____________________________ to China. By uniting China, the Qin ended the power of the nobles and formed a strong __________________________________ government, with a bureaucracy that that helped the government run smoothly. Many ______________________________ projects were organized to link the peoples of China and ____________________________ them from invaders. What are some building projects? __________________________________________________________________ ~ Shi Huangdi ordered many things be made ______________________________ across the empire, such as coins, weights, and writing. Wanting to control the education of the people, the emperor ordered non-approved books _______________________________, including many copies of ________________________________________. Han Dynasty ~ High taxes and harsh laws led to civil war. By _______________ B.C.E. the Qin dynasty had collapsed and was replaced in 202 B.C.E. by the _______________ dynasty. This dynasty ruled for 400 years and relied on the ideas of both ____________________________________ and _____________________________________. The Han emperor employed people to run the government. People with certain skills were given _____________________ _________________________ jobs, taking care of the day-to-day running of the government. ~ The Han established a _________________________________ to train people for civil service jobs. The Han supported the teaching of the ideas of Confucianism but also ____________________________, which teaches that the key to long life and happiness is to ______________________ life as it is. They invented __________________ Han influence spread by the ____________________________________________. The Han dynasty ended in _____________ C.E., but their ideas can still be seen in Chinese culture today. Chinese people still call themselves ______________________________________________________________________________.