Warring States Period (mar 1, 481 BC – jul 25, 221 BC)
Description:
-Scale and intensity of conflicts increased
-States protected themselves by building walls, having large armies, experimenting with military technology, organization, and tactics, and finding new ways of administration to produce the greatest revenues
-Some wars fought against non-Chinese, in these wars the goal was self defense and territorial gain
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Date:
mar 1, 481 BC
jul 25, 221 BC
~ 259 years