Unit 3_Terra Cotta Army

Who was the Terracotta Army built for?

• Marco Polo

• The Yellow Emperor

• Confucius

• Kublai Khan

• Emperor Qin

What was the Terracotta Army a part of?

• A palace

• A tomb

• An art exhibit

• A sculpture contest

• A life-sized board game

About how many clay soldiers were part of the Terracotta Army?

• 45

• 200

• 900

• 3000

• 8000

True or False: The soldiers of the Terracotta Army all looked exactly the same.

• True

• False

What was the average height of the soldiers?

• 3 feet 9 inches

• 4 feet 6 inches

• 5 feet

• 5 feet 11 inches

• 7 feet

What is terracotta?

• A type of bronze

• A special kind of paper mache

• A hard-baked clay

• An easily carved, but long lasting wood

• A soft rock found in southern China

When was the Terracotta army discovered by Chinese farmers?

• 1200

• 1453

• 1697

• 1974

• 2011

What custom features were added to the soldiers to make them unique?

• armor

• weapons

• ears

• hair

• all of the above

Around how many craftsmen do archeologists estimate worked on the terracotta army and the tomb of the emperor?

• 8,000

• 15,000

• 100,000

• 700,000

• 5,000,000

True or False: The Terracotta Army was found completely intact and looking exactly as it did when it was buried 2000 years ago.

• True

• False