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| • | Despite its
short rule the Qin marked a |
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Chinese history. |
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| • | Shi Huang-di
unified China and ruled it through |
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| a centralized
bureaucracy. |
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| • | The power of the
feudal aristocracy ended. |
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| • | The building of
roads and canals, the shelter of |
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| the Great Wall,
and a unified currency all helped |
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territory together. |
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| • | A sound
foundation was ready for the |
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| succeeding Han
dynasty |
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