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By 202 BC, the Qin Dynasty gave way to the Han Dynasty, which occured to be one of the longest in Chinese History.
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The Great Wall of China was built under the regin of Shi Huangdi. He decided to close the gaps of the small walls that were built by the Zhou rulers to discourage attacks from northern nomads. If Shi closed the gaps, this means that warriors would have to gallop halfway to Tibet to get around the wall.
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After the Zhou Dynasty declined, the Qin Dynasty took over. In 221 BC Shi Huangdi began his reign by halting internal battles that had sapped China's strength
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Confucious was China's most influential scholar. He lived in the time of the Zhou Dynasty's decline. He led a scholarly life, studying and teaching history, music, and moral character
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Daoism is the philosophy based on the ideas of the Chinese thinkiner, Laozi. He taught that people should be guided by a universal force called the Dao (way)