Terracotta+Army

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The Terracotta Warriors of China are an example of the strength and technology of China in its early ages. They are considered the eigth wonder of the ancient world. There are 8,000 terracotta warriors underground in China, all part of an effort to provide a famous emperor (Emperor Qin Shihuang) with a pleasant afterlife. The warriors were part of a gigantic tomb that also contained gems and other rare artifacts from the time period. The emperor was fearful of death, so he used his power to command 700,000 alive Chinese soldiers to make the warriors for him. The emperor also had hundreds of men sacrificed by covering the tomb with workers inside. The emperor and his soldiers were discovered by accident while two farmers were digging a well in 1974.- By Carrie

__Emperor Quinshihuang__
Emperor Quinshihuang was made king of Qin at age thirteen. He conquered six neighboring states and unified China for the first time. He instituted many policies that future dynasties used. He codified a legal system and replaced hereditary rulers with a centrally appointed administrative system.He constructed many roads and encouraged agricultural reforms. He is admired for supervising the building of the beggining of the Great Wall. When he ascended the throne 700,000 forced laborers were sacrifised to construct his tomb, he is protected by 8,000 soldiers part of what is called the Terracotta Army.-Patrick

__**About Terracotta**__ Terracotta clay is a natural substance that has many important uses. In addition to being the material of the Emperor's warriors, terracotta is often used for decorative arts as well. Since the Chinese enjoyed arts, terracotta had many important values to the Chinese. Even construction occasionally involved use of terracotta. The use of terracotta in China is not surpising, considering the cultural importance of pottery in China. The Chinese were the only known culture to discover the secrets of porcelain making. Terracotta was very important to the Chinese, but it was als a part of other cultures. For example, the etymology of the word terracotta is Italian. The direct definition is "baked earth". -Carrie

__Terracotta Warriors__
===The Terracotta Warriors are part of a massive underground army in China. There were about eight thousand strong warriors that were burried underground in front of Emperor Qin Shihuang's tomb. They were buried with him, there purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. The tomb filled with these warrios was built about 2200 years ago. The warriors are beleived to have been made after the Chinese soldiers. The warriors facial expressions and hairstyles are a bit different from eachother, but they are all Chinese soldiers. They warriors are good examples of possible soldiers in the emporer's guard. The Terracotta Warrios were divided into three main pits. The pits most likey represent the typical Chinese army format for that time period. Theto, third of the three pits is beleived to represent a strong core of the Ancient Chinese military. It was the smallest pit. The Terracotta Warriors vary in different ranks. There are footman, calvary, and several other representations of ranks from the ancient Chinese military. - Phil===

It took 700,000 real soldiers to finish making all of the soldiers the emporer had demanded for. The amount of warriors made totaled to 8,000 Terracotta Warriors. It was not an easy task to make all of these soldiers, by hand. The clay (terracotta) was actually found near to the emporer's tomb, but the clay had to be shipped to workshops. It was shipped to many diffrent workshops, for one workshop could not do it alone. The workshops cleaned and prepared the clay for molding. After the cleaning and preparing for molding in the workshops, the terracotta clay masses were rolled into sheets of clay. Craftsmen then took the sheets and turned them into hollow body details. the body of a Terracotta Warrior was usually assembled, starting with, the legs, the torso, and the arms. The heads and the hands required more attention and detail, so they were added at a later stage. Basic molds were used for the faces and then given more detail and individuality afterwards. After the craftsmen were done making the warrior's bodies, they were sent to the coloring shop, where they were colored. The colors used were very vibrant and bright, but they cannot be seen today because they were made so long ago. The tomb mound the emporer and the Terracotta Warriors were placed in was originally 115 meters in height and 2,076 meters in width. By being exposed to China's weather for so long, the tomb's walls were eroded away, but not completly. In the tomb was an small underground palace were the emporer was kept. After the dead emporer was placed inside of the tomb, the workers still inside were left in there to die. They were considered sacrifices. The tomb was also filled with fine vessels, precious stones, and other rarities. The making of the tomb and the Terracotta Warriors was truly amazing. - Sarah
 * __How the Terracotta Warriors Were Made__**

Emporer Quinshihuang Terracotta Warriors Terracotta Warriors with Broken Terracotta Peices Behind them The Face of a Terracotta Warrior. Some of it's paint in still in tact.

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