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 * 2.1 Leadership Analysis**

Leader Analysis Sheet

Name of Leader: Qin Shi Huangdi

Lifespan: 32 years Title: First Emperor Country/region: China Years in Power: 221 B.C.E- 202 B.C.E Political, Social, & Economic Conditions Prior to Leaders Gaining Power: Became the leader when the country was in turmoil. The Zhou Dynasty had just fallen from power. The former leaders were trying to unite the country but they didn’t know how to accomplish that goal.

Ideology, Motivation, Goals: To unite the country as a whole. For the country to have only one central government and to have obedient people. Believed in brutality.

Significant Actions & events During Term of Power Built the Great Wall, Burning books that he believed would cause civil unrest. He created a new governing system that didn’t depend on other people loyalty but on the central government.

Short-Term effects: · Nobles came back into power in the Han Dynasty · Books of all kinds were allowed to be read again ·

Long-Term Effects: · The Great Wall · Governing people became much easier with one central government · The country is still unified · He was feared and still is · Some China history was lost