Qin Dynasty (Noun)
Meaning
The Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Qin Dynasty played a crucial role in the development of a unified Chinese state through the standardization of currency, weights, and measures.
- In 246 BC, Ying Zheng declared himself Qin Shi Huang, or First Emperor of Qin, and marked the beginning of the Qin Dynasty.
- One of the greatest architectural achievements of the Qin Dynasty is the initial construction of the Great Wall of China, intended to keep invading tribes at bay.
- A prominent archaeological find associated with the Qin Dynasty is the Terracotta Army discovered in the mausoleum complex of the first emperor, Qin Shi Huang.
- Historians and archaeologists view the Qin Dynasty as the pioneering dynasty of a long and tumultuous history of Chinese imperial dynasties that succeeded one another.