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Archaeology China China Antiquities China History Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D China History Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C Emperor of China Qin shi huang 259 B.C.-210 B.C Drama Emperor of China Qin shi huang 259-210 B.C Jing, Ke -227 B.C Drama Shaanxi Sheng (China) Antiquities Juvenile literature Terra-cotta sculpture, ChineseFilter By Subjects
Archaeology China China Antiquities China History Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D China History Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C Emperor of China Qin shi huang 259 B.C.-210 B.C Drama Emperor of China Qin shi huang 259-210 B.C Jing, Ke -227 B.C Drama Shaanxi Sheng (China) Antiquities Juvenile literature Terra-cotta sculpture, ChineseSummary: "Ying Zheng, the King of Qin, has one driving ambition: to unify China's seven kingdoms into one magnificent empire. Impressed by her lover's convictions, Lady Zhao helps Ying Zheng concoct an assassination plot that would justify the conquest of Qin's most powerful enemy"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 2000
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN EMPSummary: The story of China's 8,000 terracotta warriors begins two centuries before the birth of Christ. The First Emperor of China was preparing an extravagant tomb for his journey into the afterlife, and decreed that he be protected forever by a monumental army. Since then no one has seen these ancient warriors in their original splendor, brightly painted and fully armed, ready to protect their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CHIMan, John
Summary: The terra cotta army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries ever made. Over eight thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China--and each figure is individually carved, perhaps representing real members of the emperor's army. Weaving together history and a first-hand account of his experience in China,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951 MANO'Connor, Jane.
Summary: Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 931 OCOCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 931 OCOLewis, Mark Edward
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Publisher / Publication Date: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2007