China Biography

Qin Shihuangdi Early Years A. He was born prince Zheng of the royal family of the state od Qin(c. 25 BC!" B. #en years later$ %& year old prince Zheng became 'ing (2(&BC!" II. Significant Events A. )reat wall of China was b*ilt along the +orth Border (22% , 2-.BC!." B. After ten years of r*le the 'ing of Qin died in 2%- BC!. III. Personal Attributes A. Qin /hih*angdi adopted the ways of 0egalism B. Qin /hih*angdi was the first emperor of the Qin 1ynasty I2. Contributions A. He *nified china in 22% BC! B. Qin /hihanhdi began the Qin 1ynasty C. /tandardi3ed 2. My Impression A. He infl*enced writing$ laws$ and the go4ernment. #he great wall of china was an great accomplish for China. King u and the !hou "ynasty I. Early years A. A gro*p of people named the Zho* mo4ed in to china abo*t in %-(5 B.C.! B. Zho* o4er thro*gh /hang II. Significant Events A. After Zho* o4er thro*gh /hang he got control o4er China B. #here was a big belief of hea4en. Hea4en ga4e signs if the 'ing didn5t go4ern well as in there wo*ld be earth6*a'es$ floods$ and etc. when the 'ing lost s*pport of Hea4en the I.

people had the right to o4er thro*gh them. C. 7e*dalism wor'ed for a time to 'eep china stable b*t in the 8-- B.C.!. this system started to brea' down III. Personal Attributes A. If the 'ing didn5t go4ern well$ Hea4en wo*ld send signs of displeas*re s*ch as earth6*a'es$ floods$ ad storms B. 9ing :* was the first r*ler of the Zho* 1ynasty I2. Contributions A. #he 'ing controlled all land *nder r*le of fe*dalism 4. Impressions A. Conf*cianism$ 1aoism$ and legalism will be *sed on later. Confucius I. !arly ;ears A. Conf*ci*s was born In 55% B.C.!. in a state called 0* B. 0* was in4aded m*ltiple times from 822 thro*gh (<% B.C.!. II. /ignificant !4ents A. He wanted to teach men of good character that the go4ernment had to be honest and fair. B. He died id (8 B.C.! C. /ome of his st*dents wrote o boo' on his sayings and the boo' was called #he Analects III. =ersonal Attrib*tes A. Conf*ci*s was a famo*s philosopher in ancient China B. He was 4ery wise and his sayings were 4ery tho*ghtf*l I2. Contrib*tions A. Conf*ci*s had a ma>or infl*ence on c*lt*re in china and he ta*ght others to respect elderlies and to beha4e 2. ?y Impressions A# $e brought the idea of Confucianism a long %ay# &ao'i I. !arly ;ears A. 0ao3i was born in the co*ntry of 9* B. 0egend said that 0ao3i was born after spending eight or eighty years in his mothers womb$ for which he was called @#he Ald ChildB

/ignificant !4ents A. 0ao3i is 'nown for his boo' @#ao #e ChangB III. =ersonal Attrib*tes A. He ta*ght people to li4e a simple life. I2. Contrib*tions A. #he 1ao 1e Cing ret*rned into li4ing a simple life again B. 1aoism enco*raged r*lers to r*le less harshly and to ma'e fair laws 2. ?y Impressions A. He was 4ery wise and he made good choices. $anfei'ii I. !arly ;ears A. Hanfei3ii was born in 2<- B.C.! B. He was the greatest 0egalist philosopher II. /ignificant !4ents A. 0egalism was based on an ides of being nat*rally selfish and p*rs*e their own selfDinterest B. E*lers co*ld not tr*st their own family III. =ersonal Attrib*tes A. Hanfei3ii tried se4eral occasions to pers*ade the 'ing I2. Contrib*tions A. 0egalism had a ma>or infl*ence on china5s go4ernment 2. ?y Impressions A. I thin' his idea of legalism had a great impact on china5s go4ernment today. Hanfei3ii was a 4ery wise man and made some good decisions to help China5s go4ernment. httpFGGwww.chinac*lt*re.orgGgbGenHabo*tchinaG2--&D - G2(GcontentH2&%-(.htm httpFGGen.wi'ipedia.orgGwi'iGQinH/hiHH*ang April %<$ 2-%( httpFGGwww.britannica.comG!Bchec'edGtopicG25& &(GHanD7ei3i April %8$ 2-%( httpFGGwww.angelfire.comGmd2GtimewarpGhanfei3i.html April %8$ 2-%( httpFGGwww.theeast.orgGIpJ..< April %8$ 2-%( httpFGGwww.neatorama.comG2-%&G%-G- GConf*ci*sD/aysD#a'eD

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