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CHICAGOMETROHISTORYFAIR

2015SUMMARYSTATEMENT

Attachanannotatedbibliography(AB)thatisdividedbetweenprimaryandsecondarysources.
SubmittwocopiesoftheSSandABatthecompetition.Pleasetype.

Studentname(s)AlexisJonesandMattCastellanos

TitleTheLegacyofQinShiHuangDi

Checkifapplicable(andrespondtoQuestion3):

_____Thisprojectusesthe2015NationalHistoryDaytheme,Leadership&Legacyin[Chicago/Illinois]
History

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___Website

___Paper

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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.

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