Emperor Qin

Introduction

You are a guest archaeologist from the United States. You have been invited to join a team of international archaeologists in unearthing Emperor Qin{Chin} Shi Huang's Terracotta Army and tomb on the slopes of Li Mountain in China.

Emperor Qin Shi Huang was the self-appointed Chinese Emperor beginning in 221 B.C.. He was a very powerful leader. He had thousands of laborers work for 36 years to complete his clay army to serve him after death.

The Task

Your task for this activity is to read and review the internet sites specified below to answer the following questions and complete the summary.

1) How did Emperor Qin come into power?

2) Was he a good leader or a poor leader? Be able to back up your answer with facts.

3) Why was the Great Wall of China built?

4) Why did Emperor Qin have his clay army made?

5) What were some of the clay figures found in his tomb?

6) Summarize, using your answers to the above questions, in one or two paragraphs, what you learned from this activity.

Resource

Terra-cotta Army

• Terracotta Army
• Terracotta Warriors
• Beijing: Great Wall and Ming Tombs

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The Process

1) Read Introduction

2) Read Task

3) Read Specified Websites

4) Answer Questions

5) Print Out Summary

Learning Advice

Students, remember to answer the questions completely. Your answers will become the detail sentences in your summary. It is important that you come up with a good topic sentence to go with your detail sentences. Also, come up with an ending sentence that sums up your whole writing piece.

Conclusion

Hopefully, you have added to your knowledge of Emperor Qin and his Terracotta Army. As the tomb site is still currently being restored, look to new websites for updated information on Emperor Qin and his army.

This page written by Bill Bower

This page was adapted from Bernie Dodge 's WebQuest_Template1.html by Tom March