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Qin's Tomb is Availible
The Chinese Temple

By: Derek L. Shuahgnessy

210 BC

Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi and his workers just finshed building his tomb. ot just the grave was in it but there were Terra- Cotta warriors, horses, chariots, weapons, and pottery. He built the tomb in the east part of Xianyang. He started to build to tomb in 259BC all the way until yesterday in the year 210 BC.

He got whatever he wanted and no one dared to go against his word. So in order to be protected in the afterlife he thought that he had to build the army to be there with him to protect Qin. Also he put pottery in the tomb so he could become rich in the afterlife.

One witness, a Musician who is a friend of Li Si (Emperor Qin’s chancellor), De Ming said “I am amazed by Emperor Qin’s tomb because it is a huge piece of art and it is like music to my ears, I love it!”

Another witness, a worker on Qin’s tomb, Mao Jangyi said I hate working on the tomb because it is a wait of his time and our time and who even believes in immortality, the answer is no one, beside the goofy emperor.”

Opinion/Editorial

 Derek Shaughnessy

Opinion/Editorial

January 30, 2012

         Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi is forcing his people to build his tomb with Terra-Cotta warriors, horses, chariot, and pottery an he wanted but it is only for him and no one else. Qin is a selfish, unfair person who risks the lives of workers to build his own tomb.

         The workers are being forced to work and they don’t even get paid. The working conditions in the tomb are abysmal because the dust goes into workers’ lungs, disease runs through the camps and guards or foremen don’t care if people die. Also Qin threatens to kill anyone who doesn’t keep his tomb a secret. Emperor Qin is selfish leader because he is spending most of his peoples time working on his own tomb instead of worrying about other people. Also he is unfair because everyone deserves the right amount of respect. For example he let the guards look at the tomb and the people who worked on the tomb died in his favor. He is also a very evil ruler he worked the workers until they died, he buried people in the great wall and in his own tomb because he only cared about himself and that is it.

         Some people might say that he was a  good leader and that he deserve a magnificent tomb for a reward. Also people might say he was a powerful and fair leader and he is unifying China. No matter how great of a ruler he is, it isn’t worth the death of so many workers.

These are some reasons why Emperor Qin is and unfair and selfish leader.

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Wikipedia. N.p., 25 Jan. 2012. Web. 4 Feb. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/​wiki/​Qin_Dynasty>.

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From the Warring States to The Qin Dynasty

   






Before the Qin Dynasty(221 B.C. - 207 B.C.) there was a period called the Warring States Period or the Zhou Dynasty. In the Warring States Period there were twelve different states each with their own piece of land. Surrounding the states were the Di tribes, the Rong tribes, the Man tribes, and the Min tribes. To the East of the States were the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. Qin had the biggest piece of land but that didn’t mean that it couldn’t be taken over. Xu and Cao had the smallest pieces of land. Each state wanted all of China to themselves so their was war. Qin was most dominant and effective and in the end Qin was successful in uniting China. When he united China Emperor Qin also conquered many tribes along the border of his Empire. When Qin united China he named Xianyang the capital.

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