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-----Sculpture warriors-----
In 1974, farmers digging a well in Xian,
China, found some pottery which led
archaeologists to an underground palace for
Emperor Shi Huang. It took about 7,20,000
workers at least 39 years to build the entire
structure and many treasures were buried
with the emperor. Thousands of terracotta
soldiers have been standing guard for the
past two thousand years to protect the
burial site and these sculpture warriors are
an amazing sight. These life-size pottery
soldiers have hollow bodies and only the
legs of the soldiers are solid pottery.
Each soldier weighs about 250 pounds and
the warriors do not all look alike; they have
different ears, noses, hairstyles, beards and
moustaches. There are soldiers in different
positions: standing, sitting and kneeling
and soldiers who look proud, angry, kind
and even timid.
The designs and the colours of the clothing
are different as well. Some warriors were
sculpted wearing armour while others carry
different weapons, such as metal spears,
swords, or wooden weapons.
The emperor wanted his grave to be guarded
for all eternity by a replica of his own army.
Over time, most of the colour has faded
from the uniforms which may have been
originally painted bright red or green.
Other things found at the site included lifesize
chariots and horses made of bronze. The
horses have large nostrils and big eyes and
look like they are waiting to go into battle!
In reality, however, liquid mercury was used
to keep away intruders.
Many people think that Emperor Shi
Huang's tomb is the eighth wonder of the
world.
What do archaeologists think were actually used to guard the burial site of Shi Huang?
A Molten mercury
B Soldiers with metal weapons
C Horses and chariots
D Sculptures of warriors
i think it should be D
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