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Qin Empire

338 BCE 207 BCE

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EQ 2020 cn_qin_emp / CnImQin

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General Variables

Identity and Location

Temporal Bounds

Political and Cultural Relations

Language

Religion

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

3 Population of the Largest Settlement

5 Polity Territory

1 Polity Population

1 Largest Communication Distance

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Priesthood

1 Professional Military Officer

2 Source Of Support

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

1 Examination System

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

1 Food Storage Site

1 Drinking Water Supply System

1 Communal Building

1 Utilitarian Public Building

1 Symbolic Building

1 Knowledge Or Information Building

1 Entertainment Building

1 Special Purpose House

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

1 Mines or Quarry

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Nonwritten Record

1 Non Phonetic Writing

1 Mnemonic Device

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

1 Debt And Credit Structure

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

1 Courier

Information / Measurement System

1 Weight Measurement System

1 Volume Measurement System

1 Time Measurement System

1 Length Measurement System

1 Geometrical Measurement System

1 Area Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

Military use of Metals

Projectiles

Handheld weapons

Animals used in warfare

Armor

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases

2 Crisis Consequence

Power Transitions

3 Power Transition

Instability Events

11 Instability Event

General Variables

Identity and Location Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Temporal Bounds Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Political and Cultural Relations Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Language Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Religion Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	350,000 people	300 BCE
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Population of the Largest Settlement	200,000 people	200 BCE
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Population of the Largest Settlement	200,000 people	100 BCE
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Polity Territory	340,000 km²	290 BCE
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Polity Territory	820,000 km²	270 BCE
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Polity Territory	1,300,000 km²	250 BCE
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Polity Territory	1,967,000 km²	230 BCE
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Polity Territory	2,433,000 km²	210 BCE
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Polity Population	40,000,000 people	207 BCE
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Largest Communication Distance	1100	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	5	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Religious Level	- Undecided	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Military Level	6	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Administrative Level	7	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Professions Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Professional Priesthood	Absent Inferred	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Professional Military Officer	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Source Of Support	land	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Source Of Support	state salary	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Merit Promotion	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Examination System	Present Inferred	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Law Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Unknown Suspected	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Judge	Unknown Suspected	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Formal Legal Code	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Court	Present Inferred	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Irrigation System	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Food Storage Site	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Drinking Water Supply System	Present Inferred	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Communal Building	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Utilitarian Public Building	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Symbolic Building	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Knowledge Or Information Building	Present Inferred	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Entertainment Building	Absent	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Special Purpose House	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Canal	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Bridge	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Mines or Quarry	Present Inferred	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Information / Writing System Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Script	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Absent	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Nonwritten Record	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Mnemonic Device	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Sacred Text	Absent	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Religious Literature	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Practical Literature	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Philosophy	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Uncoded Undecided	338 BCE 207 BCE
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History	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Fiction	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Calendar	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Information / Money Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Precious Metal	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Paper Currency	Absent	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Indigenous Coin	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Foreign Coin	Absent	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Article	Unknown Suspected	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Debt And Credit Structure	Present Inferred	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Information / Postal System Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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General Postal Service	Present Inferred	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Courier	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Weight Measurement System	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Volume Measurement System	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Time Measurement System	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Length Measurement System	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Geometrical Measurement System	Present Inferred	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Area Measurement System	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Military use of Metals Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Projectiles Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Handheld weapons Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Animals used in warfare Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Armor Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Naval technology Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Absent Inferred Disputed	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Absent Inferred Disputed	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present Inferred Disputed	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present Inferred Disputed	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present Inferred Disputed	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Absent Inferred Disputed	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife	Absent Inferred	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Unknown Suspected	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present Inferred Disputed	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent Inferred Disputed	338 BCE 207 BCE
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Human Sacrifice Qin Empire (cn_qin_emp)

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