In this first of two episodes Laszlo gives Qin Shihuang, the subject of the first ever China History Podcast episode, a total makeover.   The Historic Teas of China: Check it out right here:  http://www.teasenz.com/historic-teas-china-gift-box   TERMS FROM THIS EPISODE Qin Shi Huang  秦始皇 The first emperor of China, Qin Dynasty founder Y.K. Pao  包玉刚  Featured in CHP-124, HK tycoon and philanthropist Zhongguo ren   中国人  A Chinese Zhao  赵国  Zhao State  in the Yellow River Valley Qi   齐国  Qi State  near Shandong Chu   楚国  Chu State  near Hubei Yue   越国  Yue State  near Zhejiang Ba   巴国  Ba State near Chongqing Shu  蜀国  Shu State near Chengdu Zhou   周朝  The Zhou Dynasty Yan   燕国  Yan State near Beijing Xia   夏朝  The Xia Dynasty, mythical they say it was... Shang   商朝  The Shang Dynasty Sima Qian   司马迁  China's Herodotus Shiji   史记  The Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian Song dynasty   宋朝  The Song Dynasty Lintong, Shaanxi   陕西临潼  Town outside Xian where the terra cotta warriors were found Puyi   溥仪  China's Last Emperor Ying   嬴  The surname of the Qin Kings and Dukes Ying Zheng   嬴政  Qin Shihuang's name Ying Zhuangxiang   秦庄襄王  Qin Shihuang's father Wei River  渭河  One of the major tributaries of the Yellow River Xian   西安  Capital of Shaanxi, one of China's most ancient cities. Gansu   甘肃  Western Province in China Tianshui   天水  Gansu's second largest city after Lanzhou Rong    戎  "Barbarian" people to the west and north of the core China Si Yi    四夷  The "Four Barbarians" Dongyi   东夷 One of the four "barbarians" Beidi   北狄  One of the four "barbarians" Nanman  南蛮  One of the four "barbarians" Duke Xiang   秦襄公Qin leader 777-766 BCE Ji Family   姬家族  The Zhou Dynasty ruling family Luoyang   洛阳  Eastern capital of the Zhou Dynasty Chengzhou   成周  Ancient name of Luoyang Zhou King Ping   周平王 Zhou King 770-720 Duke Wen   秦文公   Qin ruler 765-716 BCE Shaanxi and Shanxi   陕西／山西Neighboring provinces that almost sound the same Hubei  湖北  Central China province Henan   河南  Central China province Hebei   河北  North-central China province Shandong   山东  North eastern province of China Anhui   安徽  Central China province Yu the Great   大禹  Xia Dynasty Founder Huaxia  华夏  Ancient core China early name Qin Mu Gong   秦穆公  Qin Ruler 659-621 Bawang  霸王  A hegemon Wu State   吴国  State around Suzhou-Wuxi area King Helü   阖闾  King of Wu  514-496 BCE The Battle of Jìnyáng  金阳之战  Battle of Jinyang 455-453 BCE Taiyuan   太原  Capital of Shanxi Zhi state  智国  The Zhi state, annihilated at the Battle of Jinyang San Jia Fen Jìn   三家分晋   the Partition of Jin between 434 and 403 BCE. Qi Xiong   七雄  The final seven warring states Linzi  临淄   just east of modern day Zibo Shang Yang  商鞅  Great Qin statesman, helped make the Qin. 390-338 BCE Pi  錍  A kind of ancient weapon similar to a dagger on a long stick Ren duo hao ban shi  人多好办事  When you have a lot of people to do the job, it's much easier. Shi   士  knight, scholar Zaixiang  宰相  chancellor or chief minister Duke Xiao  秦孝公  Qin Xiao Gong He lived 381 to 338 BCE chelie   车裂  death by being pulled apart by 5 chariots zhulian jiuzu   株连九族 a.k.a. the zuzhu  族诛  That meant when Shang Yang went down, so did his whole family: parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, siblings, uncles and uncle's spouses...they all had to go. Xiang Yu   项羽  The hegemon of Chu State, fought Liu Bang and lost.  Featured in CHP episode 91 Liu Bang   刘邦  Han Dynasty founder Shang Jun Shu商君书or just the Shangzi  商子  credited to Shang Yu, the blueprint fort Legalism and how to run the Qin State. Han Feizi   韩非子lived from 280 to 236 BCE The man who made Legalism famous Fan Sui  范睢  died 255 BCE, gave his king the strategy of yuanjiao jingong.   yuan jiao jin gong   远交近攻   Make allies of those far away in order to focus on defeating those who are nearby. King Zhaoxiang  昭襄王   Qin leader, reined 306-251 BCE Battle of Changping   长平之战The bloody battle where th