Shi Huang-di
►In
221 B.C.E. Shi Huang-di unified China under the rule of the
Qin.
§He ordered all regional fortresses and the
weapons of local warriors destroyed.
§Formerly independent states were replaced by provinces ruled by bureaucrats.
§Surviving aristocrats and rich merchants had to live in
the capital, Xianyang.
§State officials developed a standard script, coinage, and weights and measures.
§Shi Huang-di expanded the Great Wall, canals and roadways.
