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A 4 page research paper that discusses the rise and fall of the Qin dynasty, which was the first dynasty to establish centralized rule in China. The writer briefly outlines the accomplishes of the Qin, as well as its brutalities. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Warring States Period" (476 BC to 221 BC) (Qin Dynasty, 2004). Beginning in 221 BC, Yinzheng began to build up the Qin Dynasty, the first "unified, multi-national, autocratic and
power centralized state" in Chinese history (Qin Dynasty, 2004). The duration of the Qin dynasty was short, only fifteen years; however, it began a 2,000-year-long imperial history and its existence
exerted considerable influence over subsequent Chinese dynasties (Qin Dynasty, 2004). With the exception of the frontiers to the west, southwest and northeast, the territory controlled by the Qin dynasty has
been kept intact to the present day. The ancient Chinese historian Sima Qian details the Qin dynastys slow but consistent territorial expansion (1993). He tells how Qin began as a
tiny domain, but, bit-by-bit, expanded both to the east and south. By 221 BC, a Qin ruler was successful in uniting all of China under a single authority (Qian, 1993).
It was the first Qin emperor to order the construction of the Great Wall in order to control the plundering of northern territories by the Xiongnu tribes (Qin Dynasty, 2004).
Another aspect of Qians history of the Qin dynasty is that he describes how Qin incorporated newly acquired territory into its bureaucratic system (1993). Initially newly acquired states were
considered to be "xian" or districts, but larger administrative districts were later formed. These were the "jun" or provinces (Qian, 1993). After the firs Qin emperor unified the country,
he instituted a series of political reforms, which included subdividing China into 36 prefectures, which he further subdivided into counties The ancient Chinese historian Sima Qian details the Qin dynastys
slow but consistent territorial expansion (1993). He tells how Qin began as a tiny domain, but, bit-by-bit, expanded both to the east and south. By 221 BC, a Qin ruler
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