The Qin Dynasty

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This is a brief paper discussing the rise and fall of the Qin Dynasty. It looks at how Qin, the self-proclaimed first emperor was a brilliant militarist and an able politician who was a unifier of China and a tyrant. It also looks at how although Qin's efforts to unify China would bring many successes, his oppressive and cruel rule of the masses, his vanity and careless spending ultimately resulted in the downfall of his dynasty.

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"Qin, the self-proclaimed First Emperor was a brilliant militarist and an able politician who was a unifier of China and a tyrant. While Qin's efforts to unify China would bring many successes, his oppressive and cruel rule of the masses, his vanity and careless spending would ultimately resulted in the downfall of his Dynasty. By 221BC Qin Shihuang had brought to an end the Warring States Period with his formidable army and imposing belief in Legalism, a system based on the idea that "Man was born evil, and needed a system of rewards and strict punishments to keep him in line. (Wudi par. 3)""

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