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Qin Shi Huang unified China and began the Great Wall

The first emperor standardized currency and built the Terracotta Army for his tomb

In 221 BCE, King Zheng of Qin conquered competing states to become China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang. He established a centralized empire, unified weights, measures, and writing scripts, and linked northern fortresses into early sections of the Great Wall. Thousands of terracotta warriors were buried to guard his mausoleum.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The first emperor standardized currency and built the Terracotta Army for his tomb. The figure is taken from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.