Within three years, the Qin Dynasty was over ... While he was ruthless, he was without doubt one of the most important rulers in Chinese history.

In 221 B.C., Ying Zheng, ruler of the State of Qin and a man of ... multi-ethnic feudal state in Chinese history — the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.). He called himself Qin Shi Huang or "First ...

Because of his tyranny and excessive tax collections the Qin Dynasty ended soon after his ... had no children to be buried alive with the dead ruler. In order to prevent disclosure of secrets ...

During the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC) and Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-771 BC), snakes kept their divine status, appeared frequently on bronze ritual vessels and began to ...

Prior to the Qin dynasty, a series of protective walls ... From the Han to Ming dynasty, different rulers would repair the Great Wall and expand its length as a defense against attacks on China's ...

Although the Qin dynasty lasted only 15 years ... Others like Jibei and Qi pledged to join but ultimately did not; the former because its ruler was arrested preventively, and the latter because he ...