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