Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The First Emperor of China. Amazon Try Prime Kindle Store. The Qin dynasty is regarded with little fondness in China today, for the First Emperor was a tyrant who ruled with brutal force.Biography for Kids: Emperor Qin Shi Huang. History for Kids > >. Biography > >. Ancient China. Occupation: Emperor of China. Reign: 2. 21 BC to 2. BCBorn: 2. 59 BCDied: 2. BCBest known for: First Emperor of China, established the Qin Dynasty. Biography: Early Life. Prince Zheng was born in 2. BC. His father was king of the Qin state. At the time Zheng was born, China was divided up into 7 major states. These states fought each other all the time. Historians call this time in Chinese history the Warring States period. He learned about China's history and also about war. He would someday rule the Qin and would lead his warriors into battle against the other states. Zheng was now king at a very young age. For the first several years, a regent helped him to rule the land, but by the time he was 2. King Zheng took full control.
He was very ambitious. He wanted to conquer the other Chinese states and unite China under one rule. He took them on one by one. The first state he conquered was the Han state. Then he quickly conquered the Zhao and the Wei. Next he took on the powerful Chu state. Once the Chu state was defeated the remaining Yan and Qi states fell easily. He declared himself emperor and changed his name to Shi Huang, which meant . He wanted it to run smoothly for thousands of years. He established reforms in many areas including. Government - Emperor Qin did not want the conquered states to think of themselves as independent nations. He divided the country into administrative units. He also declared that government positions would be appointed according to people's abilities. Economy - Emperor Qin also unified China by establishing a common currency (money) and standard units of measure. With everyone using the same money and measurements, the economy ran much smoother. Writing - Another important reform was a standard way of writing. There were many ways of writing in China at the time. Under Emperor Qin, everyone was required to teach and use the same type of writing. Construction - Emperor Qin made a number of improvements to the infrastructure of China. He had a vast network of roads and canals built throughout the country. This helped to improve trade and travel. He also began the building of the Great Wall of China. He had many of the existing walls throughout the country connected to form a long wall that would protect China from the invaders to the north. A Tyrant. Although Emperor Qin was a skilled leader, he also was a tyrant. He outlawed most forms of religion requiring people to be loyal and obedient only to the government. He also ordered that most of the existing books be burned. He wanted history to begin with his rule and the Qin dynasty. Those scholars who did not bring their books to be burned were killed. He had over 7. 00,0. They built a vast terracotta army of 8,0. Go here to learn more about the terracotta army. His second son, Huhai, was on the trip with him. He wanted to become emperor, so he hid his father's death and forged a letter from his father to his older brother telling him to commit suicide. After his brother killed himself, Huhai became emperor. He had his best scientists work on finding an elixir of immortality that would enable him to never die. Emperor Qin had thought his family would rule China for thousands of years. However, the empire collapsed only three years after his death. Some documents indicate that he was the son of a lowly merchant and not the son of the King of Qin. When he first became King of Qin, there were many assassination attempts on his life. Perhaps this is what made him so obsessed with living forever. For more information on the civilization of Ancient China: Works Cited. History > > Biography > > Ancient China.
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