The Qin Dynasty


    The third stop on your trip will be the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-206 B.C.). The first emperor of this dynasty was Qin Shihuangdi, which means first emporer. However, the dynasty only lasted 15 years. In that short time, Qin Shihuangdi unified China, set up a bureaucracy, set new standards, and changed land ownership laws. To unify China, he divided it into 36 provinces, each with a governor and a defender. In the bureaucracy that Qin Shihuangdi set up, people had to be appointed to their jobs. Before, the job was just passed down to the next son. You can see the levels below. He also set new standards for money, measurement, and writing. He changed land ownership so that anyone could own land. Too bad it only lasted 15 years.

                                                  
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