starter activity In 1974, a group of farmers were digging a hole for a well. Suddenly they stopped. Do you know what they saw staring up at them from.

starter activity

In 1974, a group of farmers were digging a hole for a well. Suddenly they stopped. Do you know what they saw staring up at them from the ground?

Why would you Why would you need an army of need an army of

clay soldiers clay soldiers To find out about the manufacture To find out about the manufacture of the terracotta warriors and the of the terracotta warriors and the

design of the tomb of the design of the tomb of the emperor Qin Shi Huangdiemperor Qin Shi Huangdi

Aims

Your taskYour task

Your teacher will tell you all about Your teacher will tell you all about the discovery of the famous the discovery of the famous Terracotta Army and the treasures Terracotta Army and the treasures of the Emperor Qin (pronounced of the Emperor Qin (pronounced Chin) Shi Huangdi. If you spot a Chin) Shi Huangdi. If you spot a terracotta soldier like the one on the terracotta soldier like the one on the desk you must raise your hand and desk you must raise your hand and say the emperor’s name. The first say the emperor’s name. The first student to spot him will gain a merit!student to spot him will gain a merit!

The warriors were found at Xi’an

7,000 soldiers have been discovered

Each soldier looks

entirely different from the next one!

Many artefacts like this helmet were found

Originally the warriors would have been brightly coloured

Emperor Qin (pronounced Chin) Shi Huangdi

Somewhere beneath this mound lies the emperor’s tomb

Your taskYour task

Imagine you are the chief architect for Imagine you are the chief architect for the Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi. Write him the Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi. Write him a short letter setting out your plans for a short letter setting out your plans for his tomb. Make sure you mention the his tomb. Make sure you mention the following: the ingenuity of the design following: the ingenuity of the design and construction of the soldiers, the and construction of the soldiers, the scale and organisation of the burial scale and organisation of the burial chambers, the grandeur of the chambers, the grandeur of the mausoleum and the security measures mausoleum and the security measures you have put in place.you have put in place.

Promising Promising letterletter

You may get You may get the jobthe job

The job is in The job is in the bag!the bag!

You mention You mention some of the some of the features of features of the tomb or the tomb or information information about the about the warriorswarriors

You mention You mention both the tomb both the tomb and the and the warriors. warriors. Some details Some details about the way about the way the warriors the warriors were made or were made or the security the security systems of systems of the tomb the tomb might be might be missingmissing

You describe You describe in detail the in detail the manufacture manufacture of the of the warriors, the warriors, the design of the design of the tomb. You tomb. You also write in a also write in a convincing convincing but formal but formal style.style.

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Why not make your own mini-Why not make your own mini-documentary about the discovery of documentary about the discovery of the warriors!the warriors!