The Terracotta Army: The History of Ancient China’s Famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses by Charles River Editors
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Overview: The terracotta army was a one-off creation, original in both concept and execution, unmentioned in any source, no sooner buried than destroyed and forgotten. … Why so realistic? Why this many? Why full-size? Why clay? … The initial inspiration was the need to duplicate a new force, of which the main element was infantry, conscripted from the emperor’s newly acquired masses of peasants, and protected not with custom-made armor but with scales of leather and simple, standardized weapons. It was the combination of archers, infantry and charioteers, this particular balance between officers and men, that had enabled the First Emperor to unify the nation
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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Overview: The terracotta army was a one-off creation, original in both concept and execution, unmentioned in any source, no sooner buried than destroyed and forgotten. … Why so realistic? Why this many? Why full-size? Why clay? … The initial inspiration was the need to duplicate a new force, of which the main element was infantry, conscripted from the emperor’s newly acquired masses of peasants, and protected not with custom-made armor but with scales of leather and simple, standardized weapons. It was the combination of archers, infantry and charioteers, this particular balance between officers and men, that had enabled the First Emperor to unify the nation
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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