The Emperor's Silent Army

How was this discovery made?

• Farmers were looking to dig a well and unearthed the terracotta soldiers.

• Farmers heard stories of the "pottery man" and wanted see if there were more.

• Archaeologists accidentally found the terracotta soldier.

What did the farmers do with the terracotta head they discovered?

• They excavated it and then sent photos to archaeologists.

• They didn't really do anything to it. They reported their discovery to a local official.

• They quickly buried it again because they thought it would cause bad luck.

How did Qin become a powerful emperor?

• He used his military to conquer seven kingdoms.

• He discovered magic medicine that gave him power.

• He impressed everyone with his terra cotta army, so they made him the emperor.

• He got rich by selling jade, gold, precious stones, and other things. He used his money to make his own empire.

Click on 4 things archaeologists find:

• bronze swords

• daggers

• battle axes

• pots and pans

• arrowheads

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Why did Emperor Qin make the terra cotta army?

• He thought they would become real soldiers who could help him conquer the world.

• He believed they would protect him after he died.

• He wanted to show the world how good his sculptors were.

• He wanted to play with them like toys.

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Why did Qin's ministers kill the workers who built Qin's tomb?

• They wanted to punish them for doing a bad job.

• They believed the workers would follow Qin into the afterlife.

• The workers accidentally killed Qin Shi Huang, so the ministers killed them as punishment.

• They wanted to keep the tomb a secret.

7,500 - This is the number of ....

• years the underground army had been buried

• soldiers in the buried army

• medicines Qin took to prolong his life

• kingdoms that existed instead of China

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About how many years was Qin Shihuang's tomb under construction?

• 1,000,000

• 49

• 30

• 1

How old was Qin Shihuang when he died?

• 1,000,000

• 49

• 30

• 1

What is the author's purpose of the article?

• To entertain the audience with stories of mummies.

• To inform the reader with information about the terracotta soldiers and Qin Shihuang.

• To persuade the reader to encourage others to preserve historical sites and artifacts.