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Lesson 17:The First Emperor

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A United Kingdom<br />

By 221 b.c.e., the king was the ruler of all of<br />

China. It had taken him over twenty years, but he had<br />

done it! His work was not finished yet, however. China<br />

was big. Mountains, deserts, river valleys, and plains<br />

separated parts of it from each other.<br />

How could he unify his empire? How would he keep<br />

order? <strong>The</strong>se were the challenges facing Qin Shihuang<br />

(chin shir hwong), the first emperor of China.<br />

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