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The purpose of the terracotta soldiers was to ______________

a. protect the emperor’s daughter.
b. honor the Chinese gods.
c. frighten the neighboring nations during the Three Kingdoms period.
d. guard the tomb of emperor Shihuangdi.

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Choice D

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Option: d. guard the tomb of emperor Shihuangdi.

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Terracotta soldiers were also known as Terracotta Warriors. Qin Shi Huang interest in immortality drove to built life-sized terracotta soldiers for his funerary burial. The burial also consists of horses and chariots. The purpose of building warriors was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. It is estimated that about 8,000 soldiers, 520 horses and 130 chariots used to form the army.

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