PRIMARY EDUCATION
Preparation - Family Tree
QinShiHuangdi(259BCto210BC)wastheFirstEmperorofaunifiedChina.HewastheEmperor
whoorderedthebuildingoftheTerracottaArmy.Hisfamilytreewasverycomplicatedandhe
camefromalongdynasty,whichwerecalledtheQin.
Afamilytreeisamapwhichshowsyouwhoyourrelativesareandhowtheyareallrelatedto
eachotheroverlotsofgenerations.
BelowistheFamilyTreeofQinShiHuangdi
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Grandma UnknownGrandpa LadyXia KingXiaowen
LadyZhaoJi
KingZhuangxiang
QinShiHuangdi
Assignment One
FilloutthepictureoftheFamilyTreebelowwithyourownfamilynames:
Grandma
(Mum’sMum)
Grandma
(Dad’sMum)
Grandpa
(Mum’sDad)
Dad
Mum
Me
Grandma
(Dad’sDad)
Assignment Two
Nowthatyouhavefilledinyourfamilytree,compareittothefamilytreeoftheFirst
EmperorQinShiHuangdiandanswerthefollowingquestions
1. WhowasQinShiHuangdi’sDad?
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2. WhowasQinShiHuangdi’sMum?
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3. WhowasQinShiHuangdi’sGrandpa(hisDad’sdad)?
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Preparation - Mathematics
ChinawasdividedintoSixKingdomsandeachoftheseKingdomsusedadifferenttypeofmoney.
ThatmeantthatifyouhadmoneyinoneKingdom,youcouldn’tuseittobuyanythinginanother
Kingdom.So,whenQinShiHuangdibecameEmperorhechangedthis.Hecreatedanewtypeof
moneythatalloftheKingdomshadtouse.
ItwascalledtheHalfLiang(picturebelow)
Assignment Three
Alicehas6HalfLianginherpurseandshewantstobuyasmanyvegetablesaspossible.
Whenshevisitsthemarketshehasalookatthecostofthevegetables.Theyare:
AbagofCarrots=2HalfLiang
Broccoli=1HalfLiang
AsackofPotatoes=3HalfLiang
WhichofthefollowingcouldAliceNOTbuy?(Circletheanswer)
TwoSacksofPotatoes(whichis3+3)
AbagofCarrots,Broccoliandasackofpotatoes
(Whichis2+1+3?)
10Broccoli(whichis1x10)
Preparation or During Visit – Human Body
Thewarriorstatuesareassembledfromlotsofdifferentparts.
Amongstthemwerethefollowingpartsofthebody:
• Feet
• Legs
• Torso(stomachandchest)
• Arms
• Hands
• Head
Eachoftheseparts,weremadeseparatelyandthenallputtogethertobuildthewarrior
statue,abitlikeajigsawpuzzle.EventhoughtheWarriorswereallmadefromthesame
bodyparts,theyalllookeddifferenttooneanother.ThecraftsmenwhomadetheWarriors
gavethemdifferentfacialexpressions,differenteyebrowsanddifferentears;whilesome
hadmoustachesandsomehadbeards.
BymakingthemalllookdifferentthepeoplewhomadetheWarriorswereabletoshowus
whethertheywereyoungoroldage,andalsoshowusthemoodoftheWarrior-angryor
thoughtful,happyorsad.
Assignment Four
DrawalinefromeachbodyparttowhereitbelongsontheWarrior.Don’tforgettothink
aboutwhichoneistheleftarmandwhichistherightarm!
During Your Visit
TheTerracottaArmyisthelastgreatarchaeologicalfindofthe20thcentury,afterthe
discoveryofthetombofTutankhamen.Thearcheologicalsitewasdividedintoseveralareas
knownas“Pits”.IneachofthesePitstheydiscovereddifferenttypesofstatues;somewere
Warriors,someanimalsandmanyothertypesthatyou’lllearnaboutonyourvisit.
So,let’sbeginandembarkonafabulousvoyagethatwilltakeyoubacktoChina,asitwas,
morethan2,200yearsago.
Thereareseveralquestionsandassignmentstoaccompanytheexhibition.Ifyoulook
carefully,youwillfindmostoftheanswersyourself.Youmayevenfindthemonthewall!
Assignment Five
Which Warrior is this?
Thepositionoftheirarmsandhandsindicatedthattheyoriginallycarrieda
boworacrossbow.
Assignment Six
Duringyourvisit-CanyoufindtheBronzestatuesoftwobirds?
Asoneoftheoldestcivilisationsintheworld,Chinahasthousandsofsymbolsimportanttotheirculture.
ThesetwobirdswereveryimportantsymbolsinChinesetraditionalcultureandhavespecialmeanings.
Thisbirdsymbolizedlongevity.Chineseoftenusedthemassymbolstowishsomeonealonglife.
Whatisitcalled?
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Thisbirdwasamessengerofgoodnewsandasymbolofcourage,unity,solidarityandloyalty.
Whatisitcalled?
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FUN. FAST. FACTS.
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TheTerracottaArmywasmadeupofmanytypesofWarriors.
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EachmemberoftheArmyhadadifferentrole.
CharioteerswhodrovethebeautifulBronzehorse-drawncarriages.
HighRankingOfficersworedetailedarmour.
TheInfantrymenworelongrobes.
ThereweretwotypesofArchers,KneelingandStanding–bothholdingabowandarrow.
Assignment Seven
During your visit
1. WhichisyourfavouritetypeofTerracottaWarrior?Why?
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2. WhodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantpersonintheTerracottaArmy?Why?
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3. WhatdidtheCavalrymanhavethattheArcherdidnot?
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Did you know?
AswellasorderingthecreationoftheTerracottaArmy,TheFirstEmperor,ShiHuangdiwas
responsiblefortheconstructionofmanyotherimportantbuildingsinChina.Heorderedthe
diggingofcanalsandbuiltlotsofpalaces.Butmostimportantly,hebuilttheveryfirst
versionoftheGreatWallofChina.Itwasover2000kmlong.Whentheybuiltthewallthey
usedricetostickthebrickstogether!
Assignment Eight
ThesiteoftheTerracottaArmywasoneofthegreatestArchaeologicalDiscoveriesin
history.CanyounametheotherimportantArchaeologicalsitesbelow??
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Use your imagination.
ImaginethatyouareanEmperor.Youhavelotsofcraftsmen,materialsandmoneytobuild
whateveryoueverwanttobuild.Beforeyoubuildanythingthough,youhavesomeimportant
decisionstomake.
Assignment Nine
1. Whatdoyouwanttobuild?
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2. Whatmaterialwouldyouusetobuildit?
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3. Whattypeofcraftsmenwouldyougettobuildit?
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4. Howmuchmoneydoyouthinkitwouldtaketofinishit?
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Draw
your creation