This week we learned about the the life of Qin Qi Hwang Di, the first emperor of China. He built a tomb with three mounds and filled them with terra cotta warriors. Terra means earth. Terra Cotta is clay. He wanted to have his afterlife the same as his real life. He accomplish his goal of being a very powerful man. Qin Qi Hwang Di was a genius and tyrant. He was very smart. He started the Great Wall of China. Qin Qi Hwang Di also burned books that weren't Chinese because he wanted only one language. He was a tyrant because he also killed scholars he didn't want to put up with people who argued with him. He united 7 kingdoms by forcing them to join his kingdom. He sent 500 boys and girls to an expedition across the seas to find the elixor of immortality but they never came back. He became an emperor at 13. He read 200 pounds of bamboo scrolls a day.
To finish our study of the first emperor, we made our own terra cotta warriors.
What you guys made was incredible! Thanks for sharing the video!
ReplyDeleteI visited the tomb, actually, about 10 years ago. It is in Xi'an,
which is the province next to ours, to the north. The tomb is vast and
they are still excavating. The terra cotta warriors were actual human
sizes and the details were unbelievably realistic. Every one of them
is unique. It was such an interesting place to visit so I am hoping
to bring my boys to the tomb during our stay in China.
It was so interesting to see what you learned and I didn't know--that the emperor read 200 pounds of bamboo scrolls a day!
Great work!! - The Pipers
The terra cotta warriors are very interesting, and I bet it was a lot of fun to make them.
ReplyDeleteFelix - yes sir!
DeleteIsabel - you are right. It was really fun!
Zara - it was sort of messy to make 'em too.
Carys - It was very fun but challenging.
Isabella - we made them out of clay.
timmy - roger that.
Halle - It made me feel like I was a sculptor.
Dino - thank you.
Zoe- It was really fun and it was really messy but it all worked out.