The '''Qin dynasty''' replaced the [[Zhou dynasty]] in 221 BC and ruled until 206 BC. It was the first unified [[Chinese]] empire, and utilised the key classical Chinese philosophy known as [[Legalism]] to great effect in amassing its force and overriding all the other states of the [[Warring States]] period. | The '''Qin dynasty''' replaced the [[Zhou dynasty]] in 221 BC and ruled until 206 BC. It was the first unified [[Chinese]] empire, and utilised the key classical Chinese philosophy known as [[Legalism]] to great effect in amassing its force and overriding all the other states of the [[Warring States]] period. |