Standardization And Centralization: Qin And Han China

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Standardization and Centralization: Qin and Han China
Out of the Warring States period, the king of the Qin consolidated power and established a legalist state, taking the title Shihuangdi, or first emperor. Some characteristics of the Qin Dynasty was the standardization of life within the empire, a focus on security by constructing the Great Wall, and establishing a bureaucracy to run a smooth government. The Han Dynasty built its foundation from the Qin by continuing with standardization, as well as adapting the bureaucracy to align with their Confucian beliefs, especially with the civil service exams.
The Grand Historian Sima Qian details some of Shihuangdi’s accomplishments, including “Tools and measures are made uniform, / The written