Terracotta Soldiers of Ancient China
Introduction
There have been more than 8,000, life-size terracotta soldiers discovered in China. The terracotta soldiers were buried in several underground chambers. The soldiers are positioned like they are guarding something. Each soldier has a different face. The terracotta army is a replica of a real army buried to guard emperor Qin Shi Huang Di in his grave.
Grave Dwellers The soldiers were buried as part of a grave. John roach states,”The terracotta army… is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China.” The first emperor of China is Qin Shi Huang Di, plus a mausoleum is another word for grave, so the army is part of a grave. Sarah Pruitt states that “high-ranking officers and chariots” were found in one of the four pits uncovered today. Since Qin Shi Huang Di was a very important person, he got a special grave, which included many clay soldiers .All in all, the soldiers were part of an emperor’s tomb.
Body Guards The soldiers were ready to protect the emperor …show more content…
According to John Roach, “They found not one, but thousands of clay soldiers, each with unique facial expressions…” No two people have the exact same face, so the soldiers are realistic in that sense. A.R.Williams claims that the emperor’s tomb was meant to be a replica of the emperor’s life here on Earth as records of the time state. Since the soldiers were based off of a real army, of course they had to be at least somewhat realistic, although they do stand in almost the exact same position. As it can be seen, the soldiers are extremely realistic.
Conclusion To sum it up, the realistic terracotta soldiers were buried to protect an Ancient Chinese emperor in his grave. The soldiers were buried in hallway like chambers near the emperor’s grave, ready to protect him. The soldiers had different facial features. The emperor is one lucky guy to have 8,000 soldiers protecting
Introduction
There have been more than 8,000, life-size terracotta soldiers discovered in China. The terracotta soldiers were buried in several underground chambers. The soldiers are positioned like they are guarding something. Each soldier has a different face. The terracotta army is a replica of a real army buried to guard emperor Qin Shi Huang Di in his grave.
Grave Dwellers The soldiers were buried as part of a grave. John roach states,”The terracotta army… is part of an elaborate mausoleum created to accompany the first emperor of China.” The first emperor of China is Qin Shi Huang Di, plus a mausoleum is another word for grave, so the army is part of a grave. Sarah Pruitt states that “high-ranking officers and chariots” were found in one of the four pits uncovered today. Since Qin Shi Huang Di was a very important person, he got a special grave, which included many clay soldiers .All in all, the soldiers were part of an emperor’s tomb.
Body Guards The soldiers were ready to protect the emperor …show more content…
According to John Roach, “They found not one, but thousands of clay soldiers, each with unique facial expressions…” No two people have the exact same face, so the soldiers are realistic in that sense. A.R.Williams claims that the emperor’s tomb was meant to be a replica of the emperor’s life here on Earth as records of the time state. Since the soldiers were based off of a real army, of course they had to be at least somewhat realistic, although they do stand in almost the exact same position. As it can be seen, the soldiers are extremely realistic.
Conclusion To sum it up, the realistic terracotta soldiers were buried to protect an Ancient Chinese emperor in his grave. The soldiers were buried in hallway like chambers near the emperor’s grave, ready to protect him. The soldiers had different facial features. The emperor is one lucky guy to have 8,000 soldiers protecting