1. Persia and Chinese Unification

2. Persia

3. Persian Empire  Cyrus the Great founds the Empire  Cyrus = military and government success!  Hewish peoples rebuild (religious role)  Rule of Cambyses  Darius = Provinces and Satraps  Persian Royal Road  Zoroastrianism = Zoroaster, monotheism, good versus evil, still around today!

5. Confucianism  Life of Confucius  Five Relationships  Filial Piety  Bureaucracy  Civil Service System

6. Daoism and Legalism  Laozi and The Way of Virtue  The Dao or “the Way”  Hanfeizi and powerful government  Strict laws and harsh punishments  Confucian scholars and book burning  Development of the Yin and Yang…

7. Qin Dynasty  221 to 206 BC (short time frame)  Imperialistic / Legalist Perspective  Centralized State  Shi Huangdi’s Rule  Development of Great Wall  Building Shi Huangdi’s Burial Tomb

11. Terracotta Soldiers

12. Qin Dynasty  Accomplishments of the Qin  Decline – successors do NOT maintain control of the people – REBELLION!