Question 1:
“Study Figure 10.1 of the archaeologists excavating. Explain what each person is doing.”
(The points are of the pictures on the sides)
(In this order: Top left, Bottom left, Top right, Middle right, Bottom right)
 Starting from the closest, the old man is using a thick brush and dusting out any
additional dirt that was not included with the initial figure.
 The next man standing to, our right, of the old man is capturing photos
of the terracotta warriors, for evidence or later reference.
 The man to the left of him, our left, is probably sinking in a test hole to
investigate more of the surroundings of the terracotta warriors.
 The next man with the grey shirt and holding a clipboard with some
sheets of paper is probably taking down notes of discoveries, what the
excavators are doing and other information that may be useful for later
references.
 The last person is probably just a helper that assists with the test holes,
cleaning the terracotta warriors or even excavating for more sculptures.
Question 2:
“Look carefully at what the excavators saw once they removed the soil from the trench.
(Figure 10.3)”
A): Why was this corridor found in such a state?
I think that the corridor was crushed because the figures inside look as if they were flattened
from above. So I believe that some parts of the dirt above might have fell and hit the warriors.
Also it couldn’t have been an earthquake because none
of
the other warriors nearby crumbled as badly.
These are
images of the
ruined remains
of Pit No. 2.
B): What figures can you identify?
Judging from the remains “Pit No. 2” I think that it contained warriors on foot and warriors of
a higher rank. I made this guess because they have an honour to sit on a horse, high above
everyone else. Also to protect these higher ranked warriors there were hundreds of warriors to
protect them.
C): Draw a picture or cartoon of how you think this corridor would have looked when the
figures were unbroken. (I’ll give it in. in the next period)
These pictures are
of higher ranked
officers and war
chariots which
might have been
from Pits 2 and 3.
Question 3:
“Pit No.3 is the smallest pit but the most important. Can you explain its importance
for the First Emperor’s entombed terracotta army?
Pit No. 3 contained war chariots and was the command centre or headquarters for all
the groups in the other two pits. This is why it was placed securely behind the
protection of pits 1 and 2. Although Pit 3 is smaller than both Pit 1 and Pit 2,
archaeologists spent all of most time in this pit. The reason is that Pit 3 were
not burned like those in the other pits, the terracotta warriors unearthed in
other two pits are not splendid as those in the Pit 3.
Also the heights of the higher officers in Pit 3 were 190cm which stood out from the average
180cm of an ordinary soldier. ___________Johnson Lin