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Why did Emperor Qin Shi Huang order the adoption of a common written language

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To make sure his laws could be understood by everyone

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Because Qin Shihuang unified seven states and made them into one big EMPIRE. Before his unification, each state had their own law, their own writing, measurement system, etc. To firm his empire, then there could be only ONE system.

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To make one standard system, it has to begin with the common written language

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