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Kenny Vertus May 14, 2007

Terra Cotta Warriors Question and answer

1Q: Did all of the Terra Cotta warriors look alike? A: They did not all look alike they all had different looks and they were placed in certain jobs like noblemen, villagers, warriors, generals, cavalrymen, horsemen, and chariot men. Some warriors were 5 feet and 11 inches. Higher warriors had a brown capes, red caps, and green shin guards (shoulder pads).

2 Q: How many Terra Cotta were there? A: There were 30.000 of them inside the tomb that Shi Huangdi was buried in.

3 Q: What did the Terra Cotta Warriors wear? A: They would wear some knee length tunics (heavy armor), short trousers, puttees (little hats they wear) and curved shoes with some crossbows in there hands, there hair would be in a topknot with a beard, and there cloths were by what ranks they were.

4 Q: Did the Terra Cotta worship anything like a religion? A: Yes the Terra Cotta warriors did actually worship something they worshiped the Sun Tzu’s Art of War. The Sun Tzu’s Art Of War was war and military science. It provided guides to tactics and provided strategy to the ruling commanders. It contained various maneuvers and the effect of a terrain on the outcome of some battles. If you didn’t know the Sun Tzu’s Art Of War was a book they followed with you know helped them in combat and wars

5 Q: What Kind Of Weaponry Did They Have? A: The Terra Cotta Warriors had bronze weapons and armor. They had had spears and swords that were sharpened till they could hurts you until it can cut you and make you bleed. The other weapons they had were halberds, crossbows, daggers, axes, triggers, arrowheads, and billhooks.

6 Q: How long did the Terra Cotta Army last? A: Many of the warriors are still intact today. But some of them are broken or have lost their color. The tomb was discovered in 1974 accidentally. It was found accidentally because there was some miners digging and they accidentally found the cave where all 30,000 Terra Cotta solders were created. The tomb was originally built around 200 BC. 7 Q: How were the Terra Cotta soldiers built? A: When most of the Terra Cotta soldiers were almost dry they had a 3 to 5cm rope to create the upper hollow body. All the weight the tunic armor caused made it harder for the Terra Cotta soldiers to brake so quickly so that’s why they lasted for thousands of years.

That’s all for the Terra Cotta soldiers. By Kenny