The Terracotta Warriors had significant importance during the Ancient Chinese period as they revealed different aspects of Chinese culture, values and beliefs including religion, warfare and social status. The Terracotta Warriors were an important symbol of warfare. It was an important aspect of the Warring States Period as Emperor Qin valued war, weapons and military power, which reflects Ancient China’s values of war as a means for power, authority and social status. The afterlife, an important aspect of religion, revealed that Ancient Chinese people believed life continued after death, shown through artefacts found within the mausoleum. The Ancient Chinese people including the Warring State leaders desired social status, the cause of warfare and the importance of afterlife, as high status represented more power, authority and value. The importance of the Terracotta Warriors is shown through the analysis of primary and secondary sources, such as extracts from Sima Qian’s Records of the Grand Historian, photographs, websites and articles. These sources revealled Emperor Qin’s initial intentions of building the Terracotta Warriors and the mausoleum as a means to reflect the importance of war, religion and status on Ancient Chinese culture, values and beliefs.
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ReligionAn important belief held by the Ancient Chinese was, life carried on after death, that the deceased continued to do what they had done during their lives on Earth.The Terracotta Warriors were believed to have been built to accompany and protect the emperor from danger in the afterlife..
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