Qin Shi Huang's Terracotta Soldiers were created with what purpose in mind?
Terracotta warriors, were created in 200 BCE as funery art. Taking 700,000 workers to create this massive terracotta army, which included 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots, 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses. They were created with the purpose of protecting Qin Shi Huang, China's first Emporer, in the afterlife. Buried with him, this display was found in 1974 by local farmers just outside Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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Joy Holbrook
I saw some of these amazing creations at World Expo ‘88 in Brisbane. Every face is different and the detail is amazing.
dmarkc
Wonder if it worked?
✨KRISTA✨
Elsy O. Stromberg, his clay army certainly was short on "brain power"!😹💕
Karin Johansson
Elsy O. Stromberg, that is not what they believed in
Karin Johansson
Denny Quigley, it was the only one..
Denny Quigley
Last I heard there was no definative answer as to why they were created. Protection in the afterlife was one reasonable explanation but not the only one
anneli
klmilles, There has to be hundreds of them now, coming up like mushrooms after rain.