... shield." (Paludan 24) The Terra Cotta was the last of the Qin Dynasty's many accomplishments. The Terracotta Army are a myriad of clay soldiers held up in a chamber 125,000 square feet, and they guard Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb (Capek 23). Other purposes of the army were to give a 3D picture of the underground Chinese empire and important for Shi Huangdi ... -20 meters long. In addition to the physical features, the Terra Cotta symbolized the Qin Dynasty's brilliant war strategies. They were aligned exactly how the Qin Dynasty soldiers. For example, a unit of 200 soldiers face east, behind a...

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