He was a prophet and religious reformer

He began the series of conquests that led to the creation of the Persian Empire

He divided the Persian Empire into 20 provinces

The Babylonians and the Jews welcomed him as their conqueror

He was both a warrior and ruler

He established the manufacture and exchange of metal coins of standard values within the Persian Empire

Immediately following his death, rebellions erupted throughout the Persian Empire

He seized the Persian throne with the aid of an elite group of Persian soldiers

These were regional governors

He conquered Egypt and, despite his father's example of tolerance of other cultures, scorned its people's beliefs

He established the Persian custom of honoring the traditions and beliefs of the peoples his armies conquered

This is the philosophy that was adopted by She Huangdi

Confucianism stressed a strong belief in this

This is the dynasty to which Shi Huangdi belonged

This is what the philosophy of Laozi came to be called

This is the type of government that was established by Shi Huangdi

He burned books and forced peasants to work on the Great Wall of China

This concept divides the world into two powers that represent the natural rhythms of life

The teachings of this man, China's most influential scholar are found in the Analects

The followers of this philosophy were particularly drawn to the study of sciences such as astronomy and medicine

During the reign of Shi Huangdi, hundreds of followers of this philosophy were murdered for this belief