China Biography Qin Shihuangdi I. Early Years A.

Qins mother was named Zhoa Ji who was pregnant at the time that she and the prince fell in love. . Qin Shihuangdis real name was Ying Zheng !efore he ruled. ". #e was thirteen when he too$ the throne and had his real father as his prime minister and acted as his regent for the first eight years. %. #e was sometimes referred as the tiger of Qin !y his people. E. #e was also a very am!itious man when it came to con&uering other land. II. Significant Events A. #is real father 'u uwei came up with a scheme to dispose of Qin named the 'ao Ais revolt. . #is father was !anished and lived in constant fear of e(ecution !y the $ing. ". After the suicide of his father he assumed full command over the $ingdom of Qin. %. #e too$ advantage of $ingdoms when they were at their wea$est point) li$e in **+ ." when an earth&ua$e devastated another powerful state Qin invaded the region. E. ,ith the defeat of the other si( warring states) Qin Shihuangdi had unified northern "hina. III. -ersonal Attri!utes .characteristics/ A. Qin Shihuangdi !ecame paranoid and !anished all foreign scholars from his court as spies. . ,hen the rise of "onfucianism occurred Qin saw the schools of thoughts as threats to his authority and so he ordered all !oo$s not related to his reign !urned. ". As he !ecame older he !ecame more and more afraid of death.

%. #e then !ecame o!sessed with finding the eli(r of life) which would allow him to live forever. E. #e planned a special tom! 0ust incase his plan of living forever did not wor$.

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"ontri!utions A. #is great contri!ution was to the 2reat ,all of "hina witch still stands today. . Another achievement is the terracotta warriors and horses in (ian which is another popular tourist destination and an important pillar of "hinas history. ". #e made many economical reforms) such as creating one system of currency for all of "hina) which helped the different parts of "hina !ecome more involved with each other. %. #e got rid of feudalism) a social and economic system that was prominent for a very long time. 2etting rid of feudalism had great impact !ecause it gave more power to the people of lower social standing who had always had to wor$ for those a!ove them

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3y Impressions A. I !elieve that Qin Shihuangdi made a great compact on "hina and many of their past dynasties and empires. . I !elieve that he has had a great impact on the type of currency the ancient people used and the currency that we use now. ". I thin$ that it was wrong for his father to plan to overthrow Qin. %. Qin seemed selfish to me when he !egan to search and search for the eli(r of life) which would ma$e him live forever.

4ing ,u and the Zhou %ynasty I. Early Years A. 5welve years after 4ing ,u succeeded to the throne) he started the Zhou dynasty. . #e was the son of 4ing ,en) the $ing of the Zhou 4ingdom. ". At the !eginning of his rule) 4ing ,u as$ed Jiang Ziya) his military advisor) if there was a way that was easy to preserve and effective to use that would allow the future generation to $eep forever the national founation that their ancestors created. %. 4ing ,u was granted with the !oo$ that had !een handed down from $ings !efore him. As he was granted with the !oo$) Jiang Ziya read out loud6 7,hoever is diligent in administrating the nation) respects heaven and gets rid of slothfulness and the desire for comfort) will prosper. ,hoever neglects duty and covets comfort) that ones affairs will decline. 5he affairs of one with a sense of righteousness more than personal desire will !e successful8 the affairs of one with a sense of personal desire more than righteousness will !e thwarted. 5his is the way) which is easy to preserve) simple to operate) and effective to use) for future generations to follow forever.9 E. 4ing ,u had that &uote written on everything of his to encourage and warn himself with the words at all times.

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Significant Events A. 4ing ,u was granted with an important !oo$ that would help preserve the national foundation. . 4ing ,u started the Zhou %ynasty. ". #e still used the commandments to correct his conduct and thoughts) even though he was $ing and emperor. %. #e accomplished his fathers unfinished tas$) to overthrow the Shang %ynasty. E. #e esta!lished many feudal states under his si(teen younger !rothers and clans allied !y marriage. -ersonal Attri!utes .characteristics/ A. #e felt respectful when Jiang Ziya was reading out loud as he was presented with the !oo$. . #e felt li$e it was his 0o! to finish his fathers unaccomplished tas$) to overthrow the Shang %ynasty. ". #e was determined to receive the !oo$ that would help preserve the national foundation for the future generation. %. #e was very e(cited a!out receiving the !oo$ that would help him preserve the national foundation that he had the words that his military advisor read aloud while he received the !oo$ written down on everything. "ontri!utions A. 5he Zhou %ynasty lasted for +:: years) than$s to the loyal emperors who $ept 4ing ,us teachings. . #e helped preserve the national foundation for the future generations.

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". #e taught the future emperors that they should still as$ for advice or use the commandments to correct some things in his conduct or thoughts.

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3y Impressions A. I thin$ that 4ing ,u was a vey good 4ing;Emperor !ecause he was respectful and loyal . I thin$ that 4ing ,u had the !iggest impact on the Zhou %ynasty !ecause he was the one that started it. ". I !elieve that 4ing ,u was very respectful !ecause when he was presented with the !oo$ and his military advisor read out some things) he !ecame respectful and o!eyed all the rules that were given to him. #e also wrote down the rules on every thing of his to remind himself of the rules he needed to follow.

"onfucius I. Early Years A. "onfucius was !elieved to !e a descendant of the Shang 4ings or priests through the %u$es of Song. . #e was appointed to the minor position of governor of a town. ". #e eventually rose to the position of 3inister of "rime. %. #e was !orn into the class of Shi) this class was in !etween aristocracy and the common people.

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Significant Events A. "onfucius and his disciples convinced the Shu family to raise the walls of #ou) and then he convinced the Ji family to raise the walls of i) and finally convinced the 3eng family to raise the walls of "heng. . 2ongshan <urao) a retainer of the Ji family) revolted and too$ control of the forces at i. efore he did this) he as$ed "onfucius if he wanted to 0oin him. ". #e re0ected 2ongshans proposal !ecause he did not !elieve in the use of a violent revolution) !ut soon gave upon this idea.

%. 5he governor convinced the head of the 3eng family to not tear down the walls of the city. III. "ontri!utions A. #e helped ma$e the three "hinese philosophies. . "onfucianism= one of the three "hinese philosophies= is !ased on his teachings. ". #is philosophies emphasi>ed personal and governmental mortality) correctness of social relationships) 0ustice) and sincerity. %. #e championed strong family loyalty) ancestor worship) respect of elders !y their children and of hus!ands !y their wives. -ersonal Attri!utes .characteristics/ A. #e was very recpectful !ecause when he 'u was !ecoming less powerful and he wanted to leave) he waited for a reasona!le time to leave so that he wouldnt leave his former ruler in humilition. . #e wasnt very loyal !ecause when the %u$e 'u wasnt ding very good) he left to see$ !etter opportunities instead of helping him to get !etter. ". #e was a very good teacher and was very important. 3y Impressions A. I !elieve that he was a nice and generous man. . I !elieve that he helped and effected "hina in many ways. ". I !elieve that he had a very !ig role in china !ecause he helped create the three "hinese philosophies.

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'ao>i I. Early Years A. #e was a writer) a poet) and a philosopher. . #e was the founder of 5aoism) which is one of the three "hinese philosophies. ". #e was claimed to !e !oth the emperor of the 5ang %ynast and modern commonfol$ of the 'i family. %. #e was said to !e a contemporary of "onfucius during the ?th or @th century "E. Significant Events A. 'ao>i was a scholar who wor$ed as the 4eeper of the Archives for the royal court of Zhou.

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. #e was thought to !e either an official in the imperial archives) a court astrologer) or a contemporary. ". ,hen 'ao>i was trying to cross the western gates of the $ingdom) he was recogni>ed !y the guard Yin(i. Yin(i as$ed 'ao>i if he could record his wisdom !efore !eing allowed to cross the gate. %. Yin(i as$ed 'ao(i if he could !e taught !y the great master. 'ao>i as$ed for an e(planation) and Yin(i told him his deep desire to find the 5ao and e(plained that his long study of astrology allowed him to recogni>e 'ao>i. Yin(i was accepted !y 'ao>i as a disciple. -ersonal Attri!utes A. 'ao>i was not satisfied with 0ust !eing recogni>ed !y yin(i the guard) so he demanded an e(planation for why Yin(i was as$ing to !e taught !y him. .

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