This is one of the greatest examples of Ancient Chinese art. The ..... was made for the burial of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. This was done to protect him after life. ..... includes sculptures of 8000 soldiers and 520 horses. Each sculpture of soldier has been given a unique face. These sculptures were life sized. The minutest details such as their uniform, weapon and armor have been well reflected.

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This is one of the greatest examples of Ancient Chinese art. The ____ was made for the burial of the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. This was done to protect him after life. ____ includes sculptures of 8000 soldiers and 520 horses. Each sculpture of soldier has been given a unique face. These sculptures were life sized. The minutest details such as their uniform, weapon and armor have been well reflected.

A	The Great Wall of China
B	Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
C	The Colossus of Rhodes
D	The Terracotta Army

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the death of Qin Shihuangdi, the Qin dynasty collapsed into chaos. In 206 BCE, China was reunited under the rule of the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE).

Detailed explanation-3: -The army of life-size terra cotta soldiers, archers, horses and chariots was stationed in military formation near Emperor Qin’s tomb in order to protect the emperor in the afterlife.

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