The Terracotta Army

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The Terracotta Warriors people were planned and made by Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di. Emperor Qin was the first emperor of the Qin dynasty. He ruled when he was about 13 years old. Emperor Qin has been known to make coins, weights, and measures standardized. He is also known for making the first Great Wall of China as well as the Terracotta Warriors.

A peasant found a life size army of soldiers in 1974. The person found this when he was digging a well by the city of Xian in Shaanxi province China. The soldiers that were found were Terracotta soldiers. Emperor Qin Shi Huang who was the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty was created with a series of public work project that included The Great Wall. It was more than 8,000 Terracotta soldiers found.

The Terracotta Army was a shocking discovery in 1974 at Xi’an, in China. It’s an astonishing discovery because of its ruler, Qin Shi Huang; when and why was it built; and last but not least how they were made.

Even though some say the Terracotta Army was a reflection of paranoia and fear not greatness, the terracotta army tells us a great deal about the Qin dynasty and its wealth because of the sheer number of people and time to construct the Terracotta Army.

This immensely massive army served two important roles given by Qin Shi Huangdi: to protect his tomb after death and to follow him into the afterlife. The mighty army consisted of approximately 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots, and 520 horses, but what was even more astonishing was that each soldier was individually unique. Everything was made from a clay-based unglazed ceramic (Check someone’s notes for that). It was discovered in 1974 by two farmers attempting to build a well when they accidently stumbled into the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi, accompanied by the great Terracotta Army. Ever since the discovery, it has gained the attention of millions of people, from China’s citizens to tourist to scholars, and provided us with more information about

It also supported how important the army was in Chinese culture, and Qin Shi Huangdi transported these values with him to the afterlife, manifesting that the tomb brought to life Qin Shi Huangdi’s power in strength that he held throughout his empire. After the warriors were built, the workers placed them purposefully inside the tomb. They placed them, “facing east, most likely to guard against some of Shi Huangdi's former adversaries among the Han, Wei, and Qi. Organized into divisions and units much like soldiers in actual battle, the army stands in groups of archers, infantry, and charioteers. (Jim Tschen Emmons, “The Tomb of Shi Huangdi”). Having Qin Shi Huangdi put so much effort into the order of the warriors and the way they face shows his power. He arranged these as if they we his own army helping him in the afterlife. This helped make the whole image of his tomb more powerful and impactful. To conclude, the terra-cotta warriors were sculptures that showed what Qin Shi Huangdi wished to have with him in the afterlife. They portrayed his power through the image of art, and strengthened the overall picture of his

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The terracotta army figures were manufactured in workshops by government laborers and by local craftsmen, and the material used to make the terracotta warriors originated on Mount Li. The head, arms, legs and torsos were created separately and then assembled. Studies show that eight face moulds were most likely used, and then clay was added to provide individual facial features.

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“The Terracotta Warriors are considered an 8th wonder of the world.” They were created over 2000 years ago to protect Qin Shi Huangdi in the afterlife. Some people believe that the warriors were for protection, others believed that they were a curse and new research has caused argument that they were for military training. “The Terracotta Army was traditionally believed to have been the guardians of the first emperor of a unified China, but research has claimed that they could have been military training models,” Sun Jiachun, a researcher of the army. The Terracotta Warriors were an army built under the power of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, over 2000 years ago in Xi’an, China. The army was

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