WorksheetsThe Emperor's Silent Army
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
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.
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
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.
