"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… …"
"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.
~ ~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.