SOURCE7 Jade burial suit of Princess Dou Wan, who lived before 100 BCE. The pieces of jade (2150 of them) are held together with goldwire.
SOURCE6 Life-sized terracotta warriors were buried to guard China’s ýrst emperor, Qin Shihuang.
SkillBuilder discussion Historical signiýcance
1. Why were life-sized terracotta warriors buried with Emperor Qin Shihuang? 2. How do the terracotta warriors reþect the military power of the Qin dynasty? 3. What does the burial of these warriors tell us about beliefs in the afterlife during Emperor Qin’s rule?
Did you know? Burial suits were often made of jade because it was believed that jade would stop the body from decaying and so ensure immortality.
7.4 SkillBuilder activity COMMUNICATING In groups, write and perform a role-play of an imaginary discussion between peasants and members of the ruling classes on the following issues: • how much of their produce tenant farmers had to give to their landlords • the suffering of peasants who were conscripted as infantry during wars. Distinguish the feelings that both groups would have had, and why they would have differed greatly.
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