Hi there, happy Tuesday! It is Targeted Tuesday today, so no Advisory today!
1/28 Quick Write:
Today we are taking one of the philosophies from last week, Legalism, and seeing how it played out in real life. Welcome to the Qin Dynasty!
We are going to meet China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, a fella who was fierce, ruthless, and terrified of death. With the help of the video below, we will learn about his ancient, unopened tomb, and the 8,000 person army who still guards the tomb today.
Then we will take a look at how an empire keeps its power. Looking at the Qin Dynasty as our example, what must an emperor control in order to maintain order, and how will they control it?
We will discuss four types of power:
- Military
- Cultural
- Political
- Forced Labor
We will create a tree map and each of these powers will be one branch. Reading together as a class, we will organize and paraphrase the ideas in the text onto our maps. See instructions and the tree map handout below.
We will continue our reading and tree map tomorrow. Have a lovely Tuesday!