Before the Qin Dynasty, philosophers dismissed the idea of life after death and noted as a myth (Conger). Although it was common to bury somebody with their possessions, it was unusual to bury somebody with an entire army, various sculptures, and their possessions as well in an extraordinarily large tomb. Qin Shihuangdi buried secrets of china’s history and the story of his dynasty in the pits in his tomb. The figures of acrobats are depicted with detailed methods of humanism, which was the first art pieces depicting realism (Conger). The main significance of the terracotta warriors is it showed new methods of art, ideals with the afterlife, and impacted several societies throughout hundreds of
Before the Qin Dynasty, philosophers dismissed the idea of life after death and noted as a myth (Conger). Although it was common to bury somebody with their possessions, it was unusual to bury somebody with an entire army, various sculptures, and their possessions as well in an extraordinarily large tomb. Qin Shihuangdi buried secrets of china’s history and the story of his dynasty in the pits in his tomb. The figures of acrobats are depicted with detailed methods of humanism, which was the first art pieces depicting realism (Conger). The main significance of the terracotta warriors is it showed new methods of art, ideals with the afterlife, and impacted several societies throughout hundreds of