Author: Enzo George
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 153820651X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
"The tomb of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, is guarded by an army of more than 6,000 life-size terracotta warriors. Doubtless many untold treasures and secrets are sealed in the unopened burial chamber, and perhaps a deadly river of mercury, too. Young archaeologists will delight in learning about this famous ruler and his quest for eternal life. They'll find out how the latest technology is being used to reveal more about the tomb's contents while preserving its artifacts. Beautifully vivid photographs complement the intriguing text, while a timeline aids in summarizing key historical details."
The Tomb of China's First Emperor
Author: Enzo George
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 153820651X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
"The tomb of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, is guarded by an army of more than 6,000 life-size terracotta warriors. Doubtless many untold treasures and secrets are sealed in the unopened burial chamber, and perhaps a deadly river of mercury, too. Young archaeologists will delight in learning about this famous ruler and his quest for eternal life. They'll find out how the latest technology is being used to reveal more about the tomb's contents while preserving its artifacts. Beautifully vivid photographs complement the intriguing text, while a timeline aids in summarizing key historical details."
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 153820651X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
"The tomb of China's First Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, is guarded by an army of more than 6,000 life-size terracotta warriors. Doubtless many untold treasures and secrets are sealed in the unopened burial chamber, and perhaps a deadly river of mercury, too. Young archaeologists will delight in learning about this famous ruler and his quest for eternal life. They'll find out how the latest technology is being used to reveal more about the tomb's contents while preserving its artifacts. Beautifully vivid photographs complement the intriguing text, while a timeline aids in summarizing key historical details."
The First Emperor
Author: Jane Portal
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674026971
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The rise of Qin and the military conquest of the warring states -- The First Emperor and the Qin empire -- Imperial tours and mountain inscriptions -- The First Emperor's tomb: the afterlife universe -- A two-thousand-year-old underground empire.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674026971
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The rise of Qin and the military conquest of the warring states -- The First Emperor and the Qin empire -- Imperial tours and mountain inscriptions -- The First Emperor's tomb: the afterlife universe -- A two-thousand-year-old underground empire.
China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors
Author: Frances Wood
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429933887
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This biography of the ancient Chinese ruler delves into his life and times, chronicling his immortal achievements and reconsidering his legacy. Unifier or destroyer, lawmaker or tyrant? China’s First Emperor (258–210 BC) has been the subject of debate for over 2,000 years. He gave us the name by which China is known in the West and, by his unification or elimination of six states, he created imperial China. He stressed the rule of law but suppressed all opposition, burning books and burying scholars alive. His military achievements are reflected in the astonishing terracotta soldiers—an astonishing army of statues buried with the emperor. And his Great Wall still fascinates the world. Despite his achievements, however, the First Emperor has been vilified since his death. China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors describes his life and times and reflects the historical arguments over the real founder of China and one of the most important men in Chinese history.
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429933887
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This biography of the ancient Chinese ruler delves into his life and times, chronicling his immortal achievements and reconsidering his legacy. Unifier or destroyer, lawmaker or tyrant? China’s First Emperor (258–210 BC) has been the subject of debate for over 2,000 years. He gave us the name by which China is known in the West and, by his unification or elimination of six states, he created imperial China. He stressed the rule of law but suppressed all opposition, burning books and burying scholars alive. His military achievements are reflected in the astonishing terracotta soldiers—an astonishing army of statues buried with the emperor. And his Great Wall still fascinates the world. Despite his achievements, however, the First Emperor has been vilified since his death. China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors describes his life and times and reflects the historical arguments over the real founder of China and one of the most important men in Chinese history.
The First Emperor
Author: Sima Qian
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199574391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Reprint. Originally published: 2007. Reissued 2009.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199574391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Reprint. Originally published: 2007. Reissued 2009.
China's Terracotta Warriors
Author: Yang Liu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980048490
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"With contributions from leading scholars, this fully illustrated catalogue represents a panoramic view of Qin artistic, military, and administrative achievements under the powerful First Emperor, who unified China in 221 BCE. In addition, it examines the period of Chinese history preceding the emperor's reign and the role of earlier Qin rulers in the evolution of a small state into a superpower."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980048490
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"With contributions from leading scholars, this fully illustrated catalogue represents a panoramic view of Qin artistic, military, and administrative achievements under the powerful First Emperor, who unified China in 221 BCE. In addition, it examines the period of Chinese history preceding the emperor's reign and the role of earlier Qin rulers in the evolution of a small state into a superpower."--Provided by publisher.
The First Emperor of China
Author: Jonathan Clements
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909771116
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Ying Zheng was born to rule the world, claiming descent from gods, crowned king while still a child. He was the product of a heartless, brutal regime devoted to domination, groomed from an early age to become the First emperor of China after a century of scheming by his ancestors. He faked a foreign threat to justify an invasion. He ruled a nation under 24-hour surveillance. He ordered his interrogators to torture suspects. He boiled his critics alive. He buried dissenting scholars. He declared war on death itself."--Back of book.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781909771116
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Ying Zheng was born to rule the world, claiming descent from gods, crowned king while still a child. He was the product of a heartless, brutal regime devoted to domination, groomed from an early age to become the First emperor of China after a century of scheming by his ancestors. He faked a foreign threat to justify an invasion. He ruled a nation under 24-hour surveillance. He ordered his interrogators to torture suspects. He boiled his critics alive. He buried dissenting scholars. He declared war on death itself."--Back of book.
The First Emperor of China
Author: Frances Wood
Publisher: Profile Books(GB)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Was The First Emperor of China a Unifier or destroyer, law-maker or tyrant?
Publisher: Profile Books(GB)
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Was The First Emperor of China a Unifier or destroyer, law-maker or tyrant?
The Tomb of China's First Emperor
Author: Enzo George
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1538206633
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The tomb of Chinas First Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, is guarded by an army of more than 6,000 life-size terracotta warriors. Doubtless many untold treasures and secrets are sealed in the unopened burial chamberand perhaps a deadly river of mercury, too. Young archaeologists will delight in learning about this famous ruler and his quest for eternal life. Theyll find out how the latest technology is being used to reveal more about the tombs contents while preserving its artifacts. Beautifully vivid photographs complement the intriguing text, while a timeline aids in summarizing key historical details.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 1538206633
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The tomb of Chinas First Emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, is guarded by an army of more than 6,000 life-size terracotta warriors. Doubtless many untold treasures and secrets are sealed in the unopened burial chamberand perhaps a deadly river of mercury, too. Young archaeologists will delight in learning about this famous ruler and his quest for eternal life. Theyll find out how the latest technology is being used to reveal more about the tombs contents while preserving its artifacts. Beautifully vivid photographs complement the intriguing text, while a timeline aids in summarizing key historical details.
The Many Lives of the First Emperor of China
Author: Anthony J. Barbieri-Low
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295750235
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Ying Zheng, founder of the Qin empire, is recognized as a pivotal figure in world history, alongside other notable conquerors such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Julius Caesar. His accomplishments include conquest of the warring states of ancient China, creation of an imperial system that endured for two millennia, and unification of Chinese culture through the promotion of a single writing system. Only one biased historical account, written a century after his death in 210 BCE, narrates his biography. Recently, however, archaeologists have revealed the lavish pits associated with his tomb and documents that demonstrate how his dynasty functioned. Debates about the First Emperor have raged since shortly after his demise, making him an ideological slate upon which politicians, revolutionaries, poets, painters, archaeologists, and movie directors have written their own biases, fears, and fantasies. This book is neither a standard biography nor a dynastic history. Rather, it looks historically at interpretations of the First Emperor in history, literature, archaeology, and popular culture as a way to understand the interpreters as much as the subject of their interpretation.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295750235
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Ying Zheng, founder of the Qin empire, is recognized as a pivotal figure in world history, alongside other notable conquerors such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Julius Caesar. His accomplishments include conquest of the warring states of ancient China, creation of an imperial system that endured for two millennia, and unification of Chinese culture through the promotion of a single writing system. Only one biased historical account, written a century after his death in 210 BCE, narrates his biography. Recently, however, archaeologists have revealed the lavish pits associated with his tomb and documents that demonstrate how his dynasty functioned. Debates about the First Emperor have raged since shortly after his demise, making him an ideological slate upon which politicians, revolutionaries, poets, painters, archaeologists, and movie directors have written their own biases, fears, and fantasies. This book is neither a standard biography nor a dynastic history. Rather, it looks historically at interpretations of the First Emperor in history, literature, archaeology, and popular culture as a way to understand the interpreters as much as the subject of their interpretation.
The First Emperor of China
Author: Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138896437
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781138896437
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description