MONUMENT HOMEWORK: CHINA/XIAN TOMB NAME OF THE MONUMENT: The Terracotta Army. TYPE OF MONUMENT: Tomb. It holds the remains or statues of the terracotta warriors from the first Chinese emperor. LOCATION: Xian China DATE OF CONSTRUCTION‚ and/or CONSECRATION: Construction is believed to have started between 259-210 BC and was completed 37 years later. However‚ the monument was discovered in spring 1974. The time span in which the monument was built was during China’s first emperor and
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Who were the Terracotta Warriors? “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
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The Terracotta Army is a life-size clay army (Hardy 13) built as‚ the 1st Emperor of China‚ Qin Shi Huang’s tomb (Hardy 10). It includes over 8000 soldiers‚ 130 chariots‚ 520 horses‚ and 150 cavalry horses (Terracotta) because the Emperor wanted to have them just in case he wanted company in the after-life (Roach). In this amazing life-size army there were three pits filled with soldiers‚ chariots‚ horses‚ and even a officer’s command station (Terracotta). No one knows how long it actually took
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The Terracotta Warrior is a household name to millions around the world. Yet‚ scientists and archaeologists worldwide are still unravelling their secrets till today. How did ancient craftsmen do something never done before‚ creating an 8000-strong armies of clay infantry‚ archers‚ cavalries and generals? Modern science is making astonishing discoveries and headways into the secrets of the terracotta warriors. The mysteries and the secrets surrounding the science of creating the terracotta warriors
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discovery of the modern times is? It is the Chinese terracotta warriors. The terracotta warriors are located by Xian‚ China. The warriors are made of a very hard type of clay‚ terracotta. Creating with terracotta is very hard and time consuming. The terracotta warriors were a very elaborate archaeological find that was discovered by accident. Emperor Qin of China ordered that an army be built with many different figures out of terracotta for his burial chamber. Qin Shi Huang was born in 259
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was influential interms of trade. It connected extensively with the local and long distance traders which enabled them prosper This made the artist of Ife to be developed and highly naturalistic in their sculpture‚ which were made out of stone‚ terracotta‚ brass and copper which was unique at that time
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expanded the Chinese empire. Qin died‚ and thousands of statues were buried with him in pits around his tomb‚ these statues were called the Terracotta Warriors. The discovery of the Terracotta Warriors was said to be accidental. In China‚ March 1974‚ farmers were drilling holes in the hopes of finding water to dig wells‚ when they came upon some terracotta pottery shards. Approximately 7‚000 soldiers were uncovered making this discovery the Eighth Wonder of the World. It was said that every individual
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March 1974‚ a very dry time of year‚ a peasant farmer‚ Yang Zhifa was digging for a well‚ and he was shocked when he discovered a piece of old terracotta. He was excited that he may have found an old abandoned kiln and could get some free jars to use. What he didn’t realize is he had discovered what is now known as the first warrior of the Chinese Terracotta Warriors. According to many historians‚ they were created during the rule of Emperor Qin Shi Huang‚ who was also the first
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A Silent Army and an Underground City One of the greatest archaeological discoveries‚ the life-size terracotta army was discovered by peasants who were digging a well in 1974. This treasure was located near the tomb of Shi Huangdi‚ China’s first emperor. The entire army consisted of soldiers‚ horses and chariots in the style of 221BCE. This epic tomb was one that had been planned since Shi Huangdi was only thirteen years old. His tomb was the biggest and the best ancient China had ever had‚ for
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perfectly crafted to provide meaning and efficiently relay experiences. There are many historical art works exist in this world‚ and they tell more historical stories and give clues of what had happened during the past period. One example can be the Terracotta Army‚ a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BC and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife‚ and to make sure that he had people to rule over. If there was any art sense during that period‚ we would not be able
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