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DO NOW Please read to yourself the biography Emperor Shi Huangdi on page 177 & answer with a partner the following questions: 1.) Why do you think Emperor Shi Huangdi feared for his life ? 2.) How are government leaders like the president protected today ? 3.) Name steps rulers in the past might have taken to ensure their personal safety. Man who put head on Railroad track to listen for train likely end up with splitting headache.
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DO NOWPlease read to yourself the biography Emperor Shi Huangdi on page 177 & answer with a partner the following questions: 1.) Why do you think Emperor Shi Huangdi feared for his life?2.) How are government leaders like the president protected today? 3.) Name steps rulers in the past might have taken to ensure their personal safety.
Man who put head on Railroad track to listen for train likely end up with splitting headache.
CHAPTER 6 SECTION 3THE QIN DYNASTY
Big Idea: The Qin Dynasty unified China with a strong government and a system of standardization.
QIN EMPEROR’S STRONG GOVERNMENTo 221 BC-Shi Huangdi (1st emperor) united China
Implemented legalist political beliefsBurned books against his viewsAssigned governors to different regions
o Achievements:o System of lawo Standardized writing languageo Great Wall o Money systemo Weights & measureso Roads & Canals
REVIEWWith a partner please answer the
following questions.Who was Shi Huangdi?
What policies / achievements did he implement during his reign?
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
HOMEWORKPG. 172 VOCABULARY PG. 176 #1-3
