It began building the Great Wall after the Warring States era.
One ruler of this period gouged out the eyes of a lute player who tried to assassinate him, and a powerful figure in its government tested servants' loyalty with a deer by making them call it a horse. At Li Si's suggestion, under the influence of Han Fei's Legalist doctrine, it carried out the policy of "Burn the books, bury the scholars". This dynasty's most powerful leader died when immortality medicine gave him mercury poisoning. It began building the Great Wall after the Warring States era. For 10 points, name this dynasty of the 3rd century BC whose only powerful leader, Shi Huangdi, was buried with a terra cotta army and ruled before the Han.
One ruler of this period gouged out the eyes of a lute player who tried to assassinate him, and a powerful figure in its government tested servants' loyalty with a deer by making them call it a horse.
Qin Dynasty [or Ch’in; be careful and do NOT accept “Qing” or “Ch’ing”] &lt;RB&gt;