Dec 30, 2009
Article abstract: At issue: Spread of Han Chinese culture. Result: China emerged as the principal power in eastern Asia, and Chinese culture was spread throughout the entire region.
The Chinese Empire has waxed and waned throughout its long history, and China’s ruling dynasties both gained and lost power through military actions. In 221 b.c.e., King Zheng (later Qin Shihuangdi) established the Qin Dynasty. His tomb is notable for the seven thousand life-size terra-cotta soldiers that were discovered buried outside the mound in 1974.
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