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What are facts about Terracotta Army?
A fact about the terracotta army is that 1.All of the clay soldiers represent one of the soldiers that was in the army. So it basically represents the soldiers that was in the army.
Is there a girl in the Terracotta Army?
No, these terracotta warriors are models of the emperor's elite troop so they are all male, no "mulan" among them.
What did the Terracotta Army fight with?
The Terracotta Army are statues and therefore were never real. However, the Images were based on a real army of soldiers commanded by Qin Shihuang. So the terracotta warriors never fought. They were made to accompany the emperor Qin Shihuang to the next life as the Chinese believed that they would be his army in that next life.
Why are the Terracotta Army so popular?
In ancient China, there was strict standard for the rights of every social class, among which emperors must be the top privileged person. The soldiers whom the Terracotta Army was modelled after were the guards of Qin Shihuang's palace. Thus, the scale of the Terracotta Army was truly reflect the reality. In addition, it was not so big when compared with the total amount of Qin's army - above 600,000.
What is the story behind the Terracotta Soldiers?
The First Emperor of China, Shi Huangdi, believed that he would need his army in the afterlife.
Why were the Terracotta Worriers made?
The Terracotta Worriers were made so that the Royalty would not have to worry about things themselves. For more serious information regarding the Terracotta Army, please see the related question below:
How many archaeologist were used to uncover the Terracotta Army?
around 300 because there were so many terracotta warriors to uncover but eventually they only found about 700
Who owned the terracotta army?
The terracotta army wasnt exactly "owned" but what they were, were actually sonte built statues of men that belonged and were made to guard the spirit and tomb of the first emperor " shi huang di." he was a ruthless leader who was known for burying alive 460 scholars. So the terracotta army were then "owned" by the first emperor to guard his death. he believed that the army would protect him from impurities of death. :3
Where was the terracotta army?
The Terracotta Army was found at the foot of the mountain Lishan (骊山) in Lintong County (临潼县, today's Lintong Distract of Xi'an), 1.5 km to the east of Qin Shihuang's Tomb (秦始皇陵). Around the findspot, there was stony and deserted land, where local people seldom went to, so the Terracotta Army was found by sheer coincidence.
Why did the emperor want so many terracotta warriors?
All the special items didn't satisfy Qin, so he built a big terracotta army that protected his tomb for eternity, like his flesh-and-blood troops that defended him for his lifetime.
Where there any female warriors in the terracotta warrior army?
not that people know of, as women were not allowed to fight, so it was really unfair
Why people visit the terracotta warriors?
because the army is so great no one would want to miss it and its Emperor Qin the dynasty emperor
