From the Warring States to The Qin Dynasty

Before the Qin Dynasty(221 B.C. - 207 B.C.) there was a period called the Warring States Period or the Zhou Dynasty. In the Warring States Period there were twelve different states each with their own piece of land. Surrounding the states were the Di tribes, the Rong tribes, the Man tribes, and the Min tribes. To the East of the States were the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea. Qu had the biggest piece of land but that didn’t mean that it couldn’t be taken over. Xu and Cao had the smallest pieces of land. Each state wanted all of China to themselves so their was war. Qin was most dominant and effective and in the end Qin was successful in uniting China. When he united China Emperor Qin also conquered many tribes along the border of his Empire. When Qin united China he named Xianyang the capital. Xianyang was the center of politics and culture during the Qin Dynasty. Some differences from the Qin Dynasty and modern China is that in the Qin Dynasty their was only the Long wall. Over a long period of time, throughout dynasties people added on to it and it is now the Great Wall. Another difference is in size. China is now triple the size of the Qin Dynasty with new cities and more land.