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| − | The emperor '''Ch'in Shih Huang Ti''' came to power in 246 B.C. He was responsible for starting the [[Great Wall]] of [[China]]. Though he did many things, the most interesting was his tomb. The tomb was divided into many chambers where his possessions were stored, among these possessions were [[crossbow]]s already cocked so that they could shoot tomb robbers. | + | The emperor '''Ch'in Shih Huang Ti''' came to power in 246 B.C. He was responsible for starting the [[Great Wall]] of [[China]]. |
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| + | The emperor unified China and vowed that all [[Confucian]] doctrine, which set limits to the power of the ruler, should be erased. He ordered his chancellor to burn all the literary classics of the past.<ref>The Cartoon History of the Universe, by Larry Gonick</ref> | ||
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| + | Though he did many things, the most interesting was his tomb. The tomb was divided into many chambers where his possessions were stored, among these possessions were [[crossbow]]s already cocked so that they could shoot tomb robbers. | ||
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Revision as of 02:08, May 25, 2007
The emperor Ch'in Shih Huang Ti came to power in 246 B.C. He was responsible for starting the Great Wall of China.
The emperor unified China and vowed that all Confucian doctrine, which set limits to the power of the ruler, should be erased. He ordered his chancellor to burn all the literary classics of the past.[1]
Though he did many things, the most interesting was his tomb. The tomb was divided into many chambers where his possessions were stored, among these possessions were crossbows already cocked so that they could shoot tomb robbers.
- ↑ The Cartoon History of the Universe, by Larry Gonick