Week 4: Qin Dynasty of China (around 210 BC)

This week we headed to the Qin Dynasty in China -- when all kingdoms were united into one and the Great Wall was built! We learned how Emperor Qin Shi Huang designed his own tomb ... complete with 8,000 life-sized clay soldiers. This amazing discovery happened by accident when farmers were digging for a well!

Each soldier has a unique face, and some archaeologists believe they were modeled after actual people. Here are few of the faces:

After we talked about the clay army, we designed our own warriors -- based on ourselves. We traced our bodies and added features. 

George at work on his warrior.

Noah (L) and Hammond (R) create their warriors.

  
Off to Pompeii next week! See you then.