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The Qin Dynasty - Coggle Diagram
The Qin Dynasty
Their culture
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They improved the military and was able to gain control over peasants, slaves, and convicts to work on ambitious projects .
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They introduced reforms in the community like railroads, currency, and punishments for breaking the law, which were very strict.
The Emperor
His death
He ate mercury pills to prevent his death because of the number of death threats he has been reciving, but ironically that was the cause of his death.
Zhao Gao, and the prime minister, Li Si hid the news of the emperor's death, and decided to blackmail the emperor's first son so he would commit suicide, and got his second son, Hu Hai to be the emperor.
Ziying, a nephew of Qin Er Shi, ascended the throne, and immediately executed Zhao Gao. But, thanks to the fact that Zhao Gao messed up the empire way too much, he was unable to put it straight again and was killed by Xiang Yu.
His time at ruling
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He built his grave
He made a terracotta army to accompany him to his death, after his slaves finished building the grave, he buried all of them alive so none of them rob the tomb.
Other political stuff
Lord Shang Yang, a Qin statesman of the Warring States period, advocated a philosophy of Legalism, introducing a number of militarily advantageous reforms from 361 BC until his death in 338 BC. Yang also helped construct the Qin capital, commencing in the mid-fourth century BC Xianyang. The resulting city greatly resembled the capitals of other Warring States.[9]
The second Emperor was meant to be Qin Shi Huang's oldest son, Fu Su, but the prime minister Zhao Gao was afraid of his power and wanted to overthrow the emporor, so he forced Fu Su to commit suicide and got another son of Qin Shi Huang to be emperor.