How did Qin Shi Huangdi standardize writing? What religion was the Qin Dynasty? Did Qin Shi Huangdi trade with America? Why did Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi create the Terracotta Soldiers? What civilization had the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties?
was founded by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of a unified China. The new emperor encouraged the philosophy of Legalism, opposing Confucianism and other Hundred Schools concepts. The empire was short lived, preceding the Han dynasty.