HIST 002A Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Yellow Emperor, Emperor Gaozu Of Han, Terracotta Army
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Wang ying cheng 249-210 like india china was divided throughout history. By 200 bc china was divided into seven major kingdoms. Wang ying cheng unified china for the first time. For centuries the seven kingdoms were at war with each other. Wang ying cheng vowed to unify the kingdom to impose peace and order. Was ruthless, despised by his enemies, but he was successful. 221 first unified state created by ying chen. He abolished all the old kingdom and all the old states. Purpose was to make china easier to govern and to break down all loyalties. First loyalty was to china as a whole. Shih wang di built thousands of roads to unify the vast territory. He wanted to make it easier to travel and engage in trade. Imposed one monetary system to facilitate and encourage trade. Even though everyone spoke chinese they had different dialects. They built this wall to keep pastoralists tribes from invading.
