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How Did Qin Shi Huangdi Unified And Controlled China

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You should be able to identify the following connections made by the silk road, and the items that were traded (complete the chart below):
Explain how Qin Shi Huangdi unified and controlled China (include these terms: laws, districts, governors, counties, standardization).

Shi Huangdi unified China by making road systems for people to trade. He also made a very strict government based off of Legalism, which has harsh punishments, and lots of rules. Since Shi Huangdi made his government based off of Legalism, he could and did not trust lords. He took their lands and forced the lords to live with him. To make control of China easier, Shi Huangdi made China into districts. He also conducted burnings of non-Legalism books
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