† UNIFYING CHINA ¢ QIN DYNASTY After over 200 years of fighting the __________________ was able to _________________ China under their leadership. ( 221 BCE) The ruler of the Qin Dynasty was _____________________. He became the _________________________. Throughout his rule, Shihuangdi continued to extend the empire, eventually reaching as far south as Vietnam. GOVERNMENT Shihuangdi reunited China under the philosophy of ______________________. How did the Qin dynasty rule under the philosophy of legalism? 1. It was __________________ to criticize the Qin government. 2. Punishment for disobeying the laws were ___________________. 3. Believed in a ________________ and __________________ government. 4. Created a __________________in China. What is a bureaucracy? _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Shihuangdi during his reign began to ___________________ Chinese laws, writing, and currency. _____________________ is to change (things) so that they are the same and consistent. Shihuangdi standardization process was use as a tool to ______________ China. SOCIAL HIERACHY How were the nobility treated under the Qin dynasty? How were the peasants treated under the Qin dynasty.