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It was a different way of providing a king with a bodyguard in the afterlife - instead of burying the king's bodyguard with him, a humane king arranged to have modeled guards instead.

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What happened to the Terracotta Army workers?

the terracotta army was built to protect the tomb of Qin shihuang, the first emperor of china, to boast his power and show loyalty to him after his death.


What did Qin Shihuang do with the Terracotta Army?

He ordered to build the Terracotta Army as his tomb guard in accordance with the appearance of his elite soldiers.


Who was the leader of the Terracotta Army?

There are many important general figures in the formation of the Terracotta Army. The supremo should be the emperor in the tomb nearby guarded by this army.


Terracotta Warriors is a collection of what?

The Terracotta Warriors were built to protect an ancient Chinese emperor's tomb and his journey in the afterlife. They are in China. Each Warrior is different and has its own armour and weapons. There are even horses and chariots in this army.


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.


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


In what movies of Jet Li has the Terracotta Army appeared?

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.


What is the pyramid the the Terracotta Army surrounds?

There is no pyramid just Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb.


How many workers build the terracotta army?

No one knows specifically how many artisans built the Terracotta Army, because the workers were believed to be buried alive after its completion. The Terracotta Army was part of Qin Shi Huan Di's tomb which is still yet to be completely uncovered to this day. Qin Shi Huan Di's tomb took ~36 years and hundreds of thousands of workers to build. Again, no exact figures are possible because it is believed the entire hundreds of thousands strong workforce was all buried alive/killed after the tomb was completed.


How was the Terracotta Army formed?

The Terracotta Army was formed by the first emporer. The first Emporer formed the army to protect his tomb, in which it took 11 years to build all these warrios standing in battle formation. The Terracotta Warriors purpose was to stand in front of the tomb and look like actual life size people guarding the tomb, "to protect the tomb" this scared of approchers, but some approchures didnt fall for this trick and stole some of the weapons, photographs, and sentimental valuables.


Why was the Terracotta Army a great achievement for the Qin?

because it was to protect Qin Shi Huang's tomb


What objects wanted to attack Shihuangdi in China and were always blocked by the Terracotta Army?

The Terracotta Army can actually provide little protection to the emperor's tomb. It is just a kind of privilege that was taken into his afterlife.