HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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To prevent grave robbers
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As a tourist attraction
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To guard the entrance to Shi Huangdi’s main room
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To protect Shi Huangdi in the afterlife
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Detailed explanation-1: -The archaeologists determined that the warriors are located next to the burial site of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi (ca. 259–210 B.C.; his name means “the First Emperor of Qin”), and were built to protect their ruler in the afterlife.
Detailed explanation-2: -Immortality. an army including over 7, 000 terracotta warriors horses, chariots and weaponry intended to protect him in the afterlife.
Detailed explanation-3: -Emperor Qin’s Tomb They found not one, but thousands of clay soldiers, each with unique facial expressions and positioned according to rank. And though largely gray today, patches of paint hint at once brightly colored clothes.
Detailed explanation-4: -A terra-cotta army of more than 8, 000 life-size soldiers guarded the burial site of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di. The Terra-Cotta Warriors were only discovered in 1974. On March 29, 1974, the first in an extensive collection of terra-cotta warriors was discovered in Xian, China.