Qin Shi Huang DiQin Shi Huang Di

11stst Emperor of China Emperor of China

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How would you rate Qin How would you rate Qin Shi Huang Di as a ruler Shi Huang Di as a ruler on a scale of 1-10?on a scale of 1-10? 10 being the best10 being the best 1 being awful1 being awful

Why did the Qin dynasty Why did the Qin dynasty not last as long as Shi not last as long as Shi Huang Di had predicted?Huang Di had predicted?

“The King of Qin, with his arches long eyes, puffed out chest like a hawk and a voice of a jackal is a man of scant mercy who has the heart of a tiger or wolf. When he is in difficulty he readily humbles himself before others, but when he has gotten his way, he thinks nothing of eating others alive…if the King of Qin should ever get his way with the world, then the whole world will end up his prisoner.” (Qian: 1993:38-39)

Quote from the Han Quote from the Han dynastydynasty

Quote from Qin Quote from Qin dynasty adviserdynasty adviser ““The ruler alone should possess The ruler alone should possess

all the power, wielding it like all the power, wielding it like lightning and thunder.” (Han Fei-lightning and thunder.” (Han Fei-tzu)tzu)

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