Funerary Practices of Ancient China
Chinese Bronze Vessels And The
Terracotta Warriors
After Life and Burials
Elaborate
funerary process
es
Honor the
dead and
make offering
s.
Buried with
Tokens for the
afterlife.
Emperors were
not gods.
Pharaohs were Gods
Preserve Spirit.
Preserve Body and
Spirit.
Egyptians
Ancient Chinese
Spirituality of JadeThe Jade Suit of Liu Sheng
Chinese Bronze VEssels
Early burial practices of Emperors
What was happening in 221 BCE
• Construction on Teotihuacan began, later to be one of the greatest example of a metropolis of the ancient world.
• In Alexandria, Egypt construction began on a 400ft tall Lighthouse, which would stand as the tallest structures of the time.
• Construction began on the Terracotta warriors.
Qin Shihuangdi• Qin Shihuangdi named
himself the First Emperor of China after unifying seven warring kingdoms.
• For roughly 250 years these seven kingdoms fought for land and power.
• The union created by this still stands today as the foundations of Modern China.
Qin Shihuagdi’s Burial Temple and complex
Terracotta WarriorsXi’an, China, Constructed between 221 – 210 BCE
Terracotta Warriors
Chinese Purple
Egyptian Blue