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Terra-cotta soldiers Terra-cotta
Army

Qin believed he was a very important The 7,400 terra-cotta
man. So, he wanted to have a tomb that soldiers were discovered
in 1974. These statues
would show how powerful he was. He had provide important
artists create over 7,000 terra-cotta (tear-ruh- information about

KAWT-tuh) soldiers. These soldiers would warfare during ancient
times.
stand guard over him after he died.
Emperor Qin set a single system of The Great Wall

weights and measures. He made written Did you know that the

language more uniform. The emperor also Great Wall of China is
made sure that roads and canals were built not one long wall?
Overall, it’s over 4,000
to connect one town to the next. Qin even
miles (6,000 km) long.
formed a centralized government. That is a But, all of the sections
lot to get done in such a short time. are not connected.
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