HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
Question
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224 BC
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346 BC
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221 BC
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223 BC
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang conquered the various warring states and created for himself the title of Huangdi or ‘emperor’ of the Qin, marking the beginning of imperial China. However, the oppressive government fell soon after his death, and was supplanted by the longer-lived Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD).
Detailed explanation-2: -Imperial China (Qin dynasty, 221 BC – Qing dynasty 1911) In year 221BC, Shi Huang Di, the Qin State united disintegrated China ruler his power and became the first emperor of whole China. That moment marked the beginning of the second period of the Chinese history – the imperial one.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most ancient dynasty, the Xia Dynasty started in 2070 BC The center of Xia was the western part of modern Henan Province and the southern part of modern Shanxi Province, with a sphere of influence that reached the northern and southern areas of the Yellow River.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Qin dynasty (221–206 B.C.E.) and the first Qin leader, Qin Shin Huang, mark the first use of the term “emperor” regarding the dynastic leader.
Detailed explanation-5: -Qin Shi Huang was the first Chinese sovereign to proclaim himself “Emperor", after unifying China in 221 BC. That year is therefore generally taken by historians to be the start of the “Qin dynasty” which lasted for fifteen years until 207 when it was cut short by civil wars.