Shi Huangdi centralized power with the help of Legalist advisors. Legalism was based on the teaching of Hanfeizi, who thought that the only way to achieve order was to pass strict laws and impose harsh punishments for crimes. He built a strong government and conquered most of the warring states. He also ended the feudal system and required little commitment from local rulers to the central government. He replaced the feudal states with 36 military and selected loyal officials to administer them. Wudi expanded China's power by strengthening the government and economy. He reorganized finances and enforced a government monopoly on iron and salt. A monopoly was the control of a product or business by one person or group. The monopoly changed things around. He also followed expansionism which was expanding the territory. He fought in many battles to expand China's borders and keep nomadic people beyond the Great Wall.
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A codex of edicts and laws allowed Ferdinand and Isabella to centralize their power in Spain. This occurred in 1480.
It gave all of the power to one person.
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Centralize their political control over their nations.To centralize means to concentrate. In an effort to concentrate (increase) their power, Louis XIV and Peter the Great carried on wars, did little to support freedom, and longed to extend their borders.
to better the conditions under which labor worked.
Peter the Great wanted to centralize royal power in Russia.
Stalin, as a strong power figure, used the military to centralize control. The result was a world power that had a major impact in World War II and carried over through the cold war. The break up of the Soviet Union was the result of decentralization of power.
he had all artisans come to the palace so he could have power over their every move.
Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, broke the feudal system by centralizing power and abolishing the authority of regional nobility. He implemented a strict bureaucratic system and standardized laws, currency, weights, and measures. This resulted in a strong centralized government and the end of feudalism in China.
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Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury.