WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which dynasty reunited China after the Time of the Warring States?
A
Shang
B
Zhou
C
Qin
D
Han
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Warring States period also resulted in the creation of the first unified Chinese state under the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty was followed by the longer-lived Han Dynasty, which expanded territory, centralized governmental authority, and created a bureaucracy that lasted for two millennia.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 229 B.C., the Qin seized Zhao territory and continued until they seized all five Zhou states to create a unified Chinese empire in 221 B.C. Advised by the sorcerer Lu Sheng, Qin Shi Huang traveled in secrecy through a system of tunnels and lived in secret locations to facilitate communing with immortals.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sui Dynasty is most famous for unifying China under one rule after the Period of Disunion. The Sui Dynasty only ruled for a short time from 581 to 618 AD. It was replaced by the Tang Dynasty. Since the fall of the great Han Dynasty in 220 AD, China had been divided.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Warring States Period ended with Qin wins. His ruling court mobilized Qin for conquests, and Ying Zheng was in full control by the time preparations were made in 230 BC. In 221 BC, Qin had finally conquered and unified the six states, kicking off the first unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history.

Detailed explanation-5: -Qin Shi Huangdi, the first Qin Emperor, was a brutal ruler who unified ancient China and laid the foundation for the Great Wall. China already had a long history by the time its states were unified under its first emperor.

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