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Funerary Practices of Ancient China

Funerary Practices of Ancient China. Chinese Bronze Vessels And The Terracotta Warriors. After Life and Burials. Pharaohs were Gods. Emperors were not gods. Buried with Tokens for the afterlife. Egyptians. Ancient Chinese. Elaborate funerary processes. Honor the dead and make offerings.

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Funerary Practices of Ancient China

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  1. Funerary Practices of Ancient China Chinese Bronze Vessels And The Terracotta Warriors

  2. After Life and Burials Pharaohs were Gods Emperors were not gods. Buried with Tokens for the afterlife. Egyptians Ancient Chinese Elaborate funerary processes Honor the dead and make offerings. Preserve Body and Spirit. Preserve Spirit.

  3. Spirituality of JadeThe Jade Suit of Liu Sheng

  4. Chinese Bronze VEssels

  5. Early burial practices of Emperors

  6. What was happening in 221 BCE • Construction on Teotihuacan began, later to be one of the greatest example of a metropolis of the ancient world. • In Alexandria, Egypt construction began on a 400ft tall Lighthouse, which would stand as the tallest structures of the time. • Construction began on the Terracotta warriors.

  7. Qin Shihuangdi • Qin Shihuangdi named himself the First Emperor of China after unifying seven warring kingdoms. • For roughly 250 years these seven kingdoms fought for land and power. • The union created by this still stands today as the foundations of Modern China.

  8. Qin Shihuagdi’s Burial Temple and complex

  9. Terracotta Warriors Xi’an, China, Constructed between 221 – 210 BCE

  10. Terracotta Warriors

  11. Chinese Purple Egyptian Blue

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