Compare And Contrast Huang-Ti And Qin Dynasty
Who: The Yellow Emperor or Huang di, formerly Romanized as Huang-Ti, Hwang-Ti and Shi Huang is one of the legendary Chinese rulers and culture heroes included among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. What did he do? He thought he had created an eternal empire, of which he was the first emperor, he called himself, Shi Huang-di, or the first emperor. King Zheng of Qin became Qin Shi Huang-di, or first emperor of the Qin Dynasty Early Life
He was born in 259 BC by the name of Prince Zheng. His father was ruler of the Qin state. At the time Zheng was born, China was divided up into 7 states. These …show more content…
He wanted it to run efficiently for many 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 managerial units. There were 36 "commanderies" which were further divided into districts and counties. He also declared that government positions would be appointed according to the abilities of certain people.
• Economy - Emperor Qin also unified China by establishing a common money and standard units of measure. With everyone using the same money and measurements, the economy ran much smoother.
• Writing - Another major reform was a standard way of writing. There were many ways of writing in China at the time. Under Emperor Qin, everyone was made to teach and use the same type of writing.
• Construction - Emperor Qin made a number of improvements to the substructure 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
He was born in 259 BC by the name of Prince Zheng. His father was ruler of the Qin state. At the time Zheng was born, China was divided up into 7 states. These …show more content…
He wanted it to run efficiently for many 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 managerial units. There were 36 "commanderies" which were further divided into districts and counties. He also declared that government positions would be appointed according to the abilities of certain people.
• Economy - Emperor Qin also unified China by establishing a common money and standard units of measure. With everyone using the same money and measurements, the economy ran much smoother.
• Writing - Another major reform was a standard way of writing. There were many ways of writing in China at the time. Under Emperor Qin, everyone was made to teach and use the same type of writing.
• Construction - Emperor Qin made a number of improvements to the substructure 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