The Great Wall of China started in the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE). Emperor Qin Shi Huang joined different walls into one big ...

This era, called the Warring States period, ended when Qin Shi Huang unified ancient China into an empire and became its first emperor. Around 400 years later, the Han dynasty broke apart ...

The founder of the Qin dynasty, who was also responsible for the Great Wall of China and the conquering of rival states, ordered his tomb begun shortly after unification, with a “convict ...