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2015SUMMARYSTATEMENT
Attachanannotatedbibliography(AB)thatisdividedbetweenprimaryandsecondarysources.
SubmittwocopiesoftheSSandABatthecompetition.Pleasetype.
Studentname(s)AlexisJonesandMattCastellanos
TitleTheLegacyofQinShiHuangDi
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_____Thisprojectusesthe2015NationalHistoryDaytheme,Leadership&Legacyin[Chicago/Illinois]
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1.THESISSTATEMENT
Presenttheprojectsargumentorinterpretationintwosentences.IfyouareusingtheNHDtheme,youmight
wanttomakeitevidentinyourthesisstatement.
HowhasQinShiHuangDiaffectedChinaforthebetterthroughhisleadershipand
legacy.
2.SUMMARYOFPROJECT
Brieflyexplainyourprojectanditsconclusion.Include:Howandwhydidchangehappenandwhatwasthe
impact?Whyisithistoricallysignificant?Whathistoricalmeaningorimportancecanwelearnfromyour
findings?
TheQindynastywasatwarwhenQinShiHuangDitookchargeasleaderofthetheir
armysgeneralandledthemtomanyvictoriesthroughhisleadership
3.RequiredforprojectsusingtheNationalHistoryDaythemeonly.
ExplainhowthisprojectintegratestheNHDthemeLeadership&Legacyin[Chicago/Illinois]Historyintoits
argument.
TheQindynastywasatwarwhenQinShiHuangDitookchargeasleaderofthetheir
armysgeneralandledthemtomanyvictoriesthroughhisleadership
4.PROCESS
Whathistoricalquestiondidyoustartoffwithandhowdiditchangeonceyoubegan
doingyourresearch?
WestartedoffwithhowdidQinShiHuangDihelpChinainapositiveway?Wefeltlike
therewassomuchmoretoQinthatwehadtomakeamoredifficult,complexquestion.
Whatkindsofsourcesdidyouuseasevidencetodevelopyourargument(forexample,
letters,photographs,governmentdocuments,interviews,etc.)?
WefoundalotofvideosthatwereactualpeoplerecordinginsideofthetombQin
created.Itwasveryfascinatingtoseeitupcloseinhand.
Selectonepieceofevidencethatyouusedandexplainhowitinfluencedyourargument.
Well,therewasplenty,buttheonethatstoodoutisthatQinbelievedafterhediedthat
hewouldstillalwaysruleChina.Notmanyleaderslookforwardortrymakingthat
possible,butitwaslikeChinawashishomeandhisfamily.
Listlibraries(otherthanschool),museums,andotherinstitutionsthatyouvisitedtodo
yourresearch.
TheSultzerLibrary.