EASIA 201R Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Qin Shi Huang, Qin Dynasty, Suspension Bridge
10 Dec 2016
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Unification of china was in 221 bce, under qin emperor. The imperial system he created continued for more than. Technological and other advancements under qin shi huangdi. Success had been too sudden and too severe. Commoners were burdened by wars and construction (of palaces, roads, canals, and the great wall). The well-organized government bureaucracy developed by the qin. However, the confucian concept of governance was adopted, and the legalist approach was abandoned. A han ruler, who had a long rule. A major trade route from china through central asia and on to rome. True/false: rome and china never had direct contact. Central asian groups like the persians profited by playing the role of middleman between. Use of paper was introduced from the early first century ce. Building of multiple mast ships and use of compass. Han thinkers gradually adopted confucius as their ideal prototype. Outline the the phenomenon of dynasties, from birth to demise.
