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Course: AP®︎/College Art History > Unit 10
Lesson 2: China- Terracotta Warriors from the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor of China
- Terra cotta warriors from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (UNESCO/TBS)
- Funeral banner of Lady Dai (Xin Zhui)
- Longmen caves, Luoyang
- Longmen Grottoes (UNESCO/NHK)
- Neo-Confucianism & Fan Kuan, Travelers by Streams and Mountains
- The David Vases
- The David Vases (Chinese porcelain)
- Chinese porcelain: production and export
- Chinese porcelain: decoration
- The Forbidden City
- The Forbidden City
- Liu Chunhua, Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
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Terra cotta warriors from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (UNESCO/TBS)
No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not discovered until 1974. Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the famous terracotta warriors, at the centre of a complex designed to mirror the urban plan of the capital, Xianyan. The small figures are all different; with their horses, chariots and weapons, they are masterpieces of realism and also of great historical interest. Source: UNESCO TV / © TBS Produced by TBS Supported by Sony URL: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/441/.
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- Does anyone know what the song is called that they used in the background? I think it's epic! I'd appreciate the feedback.(9 votes)
- It is the Al Maiten Suite by Joaquin Lera.(10 votes)
- How come the Terracotta Army is so big?(3 votes)
- he wanted a big army to protect him in the afterlife(3 votes)
- does anybody know how long it took to make everything in this video?(3 votes)
- They were started at the beginning of this emperor’s reign and work continued until right after his death, about 13 years.(1 vote)
- How could they make the warriors underground?(2 votes)
- They weren’t made underground but after they were completed they were put underground in the tomb.(1 vote)
- Has anyone done a possible finger printing on the inside of the Terra Cotta warriors? would there be any prints from the men who built those statues?(1 vote)
- is it possible that the terracotta warriors were modeled after real people who lived at the time?(1 vote)