Civilization Chen

Chen is a family of emperors ruled China (221-208 BC)., has been credited with uniting the country and establish the first real empire. Later gave the name of the country

Family derived its name from the Qin State Bank, which ended the rule of the Family "Zhu. " Take the ruler of the family, "Chen" in the occupation and annexation of the kingdoms of China and their neighbors, their armies opened the areas of "Sichuan", "Yunnan"and "Gecho"in the south, and reached their campaigns until the Red River, "Lanzhou", and Korea in the north

In the year 221 BC. m title of the governor, "Shi Huangdi. " Standardization of the kingdoms, and developed with each new kingdom annexed the new administrative division, this was a new division based on a centralized system, as was the bulk of the population of his armies from different provinces and through the recruitment of children of farmers

Contributed to "Lee" a great deal in the process of new reforms, the man was a follower of the philosophy of law (it calls for strict observance of laws), and disciples of the philosopher, "Han-Fi. " Country was divided into thirty-six (36) County (then to 42 in later stage), we set the rulers, the central government in these provinces, the civil and alone, which was entitle the person to take over the positions and not a family ties

Forced the nobles of the former rulers on the migration of their areas of origin and residence in the capital of the empire, the most important steps that have been taken: to unite Scales (weights), and units of measurement, currency, countries of the wheels and written language. All these units are the same across the entire territory of the Empire

The only thing that tempered these reforms is the way authoritarian and totalitarian philosophy of the state's official: Acharaouip: In 213 BC. M were burned all the books of philosophical schools of other, only the books that were contained in the library of the Imperial retained them, were buried thousands of men of science alive for their opinions, and forced others to hard work, the "Shi Huangdi "Need all the manpower available even built the Great Wall, and protects the northern border of his empire

Died, "Shi Huangdi" in eastern China in 210 BC. M was buried in the mausoleum in the huge "Lintong", not far from the Xi'an (). Could not second emperors of the family of "Qin", which took the title of "R Huangdi" "to stand in the face of crises that beset by: year 210 BC. M broke the first revolts against the ruling family," Chen ", The heavy taxes imposed and the system of compulsory recruitment of the most important reasons, and the former kingdoms, which included a strong, began attracted to the idea of separation again as the kingdom "Chu" in the south. Broke the empire quickly, but it did not last long emerged as a personal "Liu Bang," which was able to restore to the country and the unity of the new and took the title of "Gao Tzu," and was the first ruler of the family, "Han

The family of "Han" and the subsequent adoption of many breeds of institutions developed by the "Chen", including the penal law firm. Although they did not rule but fifteen years, thanks to this family in giving the geographical area of the Petit-occupied China's form of political state, it remained the shape despite transformations, numerous, and the age for more than two thousand years, has also given the country's name (China is to adapt to the name of Qin).