HIS280Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Qin Shi Huang, Nsb Di 4, Eunuch
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Qin very important and has significant impact however the imperial state does not last long. Takes of han and zhao falls out of history after, takes over chu, yen, etc. Qin never invented some new weapons or new type of monarchy. How the rulers had power over hereditary nobility and taking the necessary powers to rule. The nobility and even the royalty all fell below the king. None of the legalists were born in the state of qin- didn"t stick to own people. People suspect that qin, being the underdog worked harder to win. King zheng and his predecessors were robust healthy people who lived long. Qin victory- king zheng within a decade quickly conquered a lot of the states and there were intense regionalized rebellion against king zheng"s rule. Qin trends were very old: the first emperor. Gives himself the title first august emperor.
