Qin dynastynoun
/ˈtʃɪn ˌdɪn.ə.sti//ˈtʃɪn ˌdaɪ.nə.sti/the Qin dynasty
the dynasty (= a series of rulers all from the same family) that ruled China between 221 BC and 206 BC:
The Qin dynasty was the first dynasty of Imperial China.
The story is set at the violent dawn of the Qin dynasty.
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- The artefact dates back to the Qin dynasty.
- You can visit a site of the Qin Dynasty today at Xian.
- The Zhou Dynasty was preceded by the Shang Dynasty and followed by the Qin Dynasty.
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Ancient history: before 500 AD
- ancient
- antiquity
- archaic
- Celt
- centurion
- classical
- gladiator
- Grecian
- Hellenic
- Hippocrates
- legion
- mummy
- necropolis
- neoclassical
- Neogene
- Saturnalia
- the Bronze Age
- the Christian era
- the Iron Age
- Tigris
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