GEOG215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: First Opium War, Qin Dynasty, Sun Yat-Sen
15 Jun 2015
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*review questions on the first slide of lectures before midterm* Qin shi huang was the first emperor to unify china(qin dynasty) Started to build the great wall of china. Standardized laws, currency, weights, writing systems etc in china. Three steps he took to unify china. Ended feudal state system,organized china into a centralized government. Built great wall along the northern border for defence. Supported irrigation system for the yangtze valley. Move south strategy started during the qin dynasty. From the yellow river southward to yangtze valley. Silk road also first created during the han dynasty. Gained its name because it was used to bring silk from china to europe. Britain purchased tea from china and gave silver to china. China used the silver for its money. Large demand for silver in the qin dynasty. Britain struggled to find enough silver so instead they made opium which was planted by the east india company.
