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" Remembered as the ruler who united the seven warring clans of ancient China in 221 BCE, Qin Shi Huangdi's reign was marked with great advances in all sections of society… …"
~ Wilson, University of Texas at Austin

"The Tang Dynasty (618-907), traditionally regarded as the golden age of China, was a time of patricians and intellectuals, Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, poetry and music, song and dance."
~ Charles D. Benn, China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty

A TV producer from Discovery Channel is interested in making a documentary about the glorious Qin and Tang dynasties in China's history. He has engaged you to help him compare and contrast the important achievements of the two dynasties.

Compare and contrast the achievements of the Qin and Tang dynasty. Find at least one similarity AND one difference.

"Qin Shi Huang a controversial leader, with contradictions ranging from a brutal tyrant to a peculiar but great leader, and the eternal emperor in China… …"

~ ~China City Guide, http://www.cnhomestay.com

"To some she was an autocrat, ruthless in her desire to gain and keep power. To others she, as a woman doing a "man's job," merely did what she had to do, and acted no differently than most male emperors of her day."

~ Women in World History Curriculum, on Empress Wu Ze Tian

From your previous research into the Qin and Tang dynasty, the TV producer notices that Emperor Qin and Empress Wu are prominent rulers of the time. He is interested in doing a sequel to his documentary and has engaged you again to help him compare and contrast the rule of the two controversial rulers- Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Empress Wu Ze Tian.

Compare and contrast the rule of Qin Shi Huang and Wu Ze Tian. Find at least one similarity AND one difference.