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Le premier Empereur de Chine

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1989 42 min
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Dans cette reconstitution historique ambitieuse réalisée en 1989, les réalisateurs Liu Hao Xue et Tony Ianzelo racontent l’ascension assurée de Qin Shihuang, dont la férocité et l’intelligence stratégique ont contribué à la création de l’Empire de Chine, dont il sera le premier empereur. Le système impérial qu’il a mis en place durera presque deux millénaires.

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Dans cette reconstitution historique ambitieuse réalisée en 1989, les réalisateurs Liu Hao Xue et Tony Ianzelo racontent l’ascension assurée de Qin Shihuang, dont la férocité et l’intelligence stratégique ont contribué à la création de l’Empire de Chine, dont il sera le premier empereur. Le système impérial qu’il a mis en place durera presque deux millénaires.

Politics and Government Developing Countries Archaeology History All subjects
  • director
    Tony Ianzelo
    Liu Hao Xue
  • producer
    Barrie Howells
    Pan Han Ci
  • None
    Margaret Wong
    Wong Guo Ren
  • executive producer
    Colin Neale
    Pan Han Ci
    Barrie Howells
    Ma Ji Long
  • script
    Wong Ji Cheng
    Liu Yun Hui
  • text
    Carmel Dumas
  • images
    Ernest McNabb
    Savas Kalogeras
    Susan Trow
  • sound
    Claude Beauchemin
  • editing
    Roger Hart
  • sound editing
    André Galbrand
    Danuta Klis
  • music recording
    Louis Hone
    Claude Beauchemin
  • music editing
    Julian Olson
  • sound mixer
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
    Adrian Croll
  • narration
    Michel Garneau
  • music
    Eldon Rathburn
    Zhao Ji Ping
  • cast
    Ma Gang
    Bo Guan Jin
    Wang Guang Hui
    Wang Guo Ren
    Ma Kun
    Cui Luo Wen
    Wen Qian
    Sun Wei
    Yang Ya Zhou
    Yang Zhi Ping

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Education

Ages 16 to 18
School subjects
Civics/Citizenship - Ideologies History - World History History and Citizenship Education - Neolithic Civilization to the Renaissance Social Studies - Comparative Civilizations

Warning (if any): Violence

Brief “lesson launcher type” activity or a series of inquiry questions with a bit of context:

Dramatization of the rule of the first emperor of China, Emperor Qin, narrated by Christopher Plummer.

In the film they mention that many men join the army for glory. Do you think men and women today join the army for similar reasons? Why or why not?

There was a steep human cost for Qin’s empire. Do governments continue to sacrifice citizens for power or glory? How so?

During Qin’s rule, he took to burning books to control public thought; when else in history has this happened? This escalated to killing dissidents or those who criticize policy. How are the policies related?

When did freedom of speech become more acknowledged as universal?

Why did Qin’s legacy not continue past 36 months after his death? Why do many dictatorships not succeed? What predicts the longevity of a leader and their policies?

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