A pottery army – who would have heard of such a thing? Well it is true!
- The Terracotta Army is made from terracotta clay and was built around 210 BC.
- The Terracotta Army is in China and was discovered by Chinese farmers in 1974.
- There are 6000 figures in the Terracotta Army which are all ready for war and including horses, foot soldiers, officers and chariots.
- All of the Terracotta Army were equipped with real life items like weapons.
- All of the men in the Terracotta Army were 1 foot taller then average real life men.
Terraccota Army
Image courtesy of Peter Griffin/Public Domain Pictures
- The Terracotta Army was owned by the first emperor, Shi Huangdi, who is now dead and is in his tomb.
- Every single person of the Terracotta Army was modelled after a real person meaning every model is different.
- The Terracotta Army was built because the first emperor believed in afterlife and wanted people to protect him.
- Anyone who helped build or knew about the Terracotta Army was buried alive.
- The Terracotta Army has usefully taught people about the Ancient China battle formations.
Bibliography:
Saldais, M & Easton, M 2002, Sose Alive 1, John Wiley & Sons, Australia
