HIST 025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Terracotta Army, Emperor Gaozu Of Han
6 Oct 2020
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3rd century one by one, the qin attacked, conquered and absorbed neighboring territories into their centralized bureaucracy. 221 bce shi-huangdi finally brings china under the rule of one individual for the first time. The first emperor ignored the nobility and relied upon/ruled through a centralized bureaucracy. Many chinese like the political stability of qin policies, but there was not universal acceptance. Confucianists, daoists, and others launched a vigorous campaign of criticism. Anyone who criticized his regime was executed. Ordered the burning of all books of philosophy, ethics, history and literature. Exempted useful books on medicine, fortune-telling and agriculture. The only history was the official history of the qin state. Had 460 confucian scholars residing in the capital buried alive for their criticism of his regime. Standardized of laws, currencies, weights and measure of china. Encouraged the integration of china"s various regions into a more tightly knit society. Built infrastructure, roads and bridges, etc, which encouraged economic integrity.
