The Qin Dynasty
►Qin rulers
introduced critical reforms strengthening
their state.
►The Qin
produced better metal weapons and tools.
►Peasants were
freed from bondage to lords and allowed
to hold land.
►The change
weakened vassal warriors and allowed
the Qin to employ shi in a loyal bureaucracy.
►Freed peasants
enlarged armies which were made
more efficient by shi management.
►The nomadic
heritage of the Qin helped in military
tactics, especially in the use of massed cavalry and the crossbow.