Funerary Practices of Ancient China

Chinese Bronze Vessels And The

Terracotta Warriors

After Life and Burials

Elaborate

funerary process

es

Honor the

dead and

make offering

s.

Buried with

Tokens for the

afterlife.

Emperors were

not gods.

Pharaohs were Gods

Preserve Spirit.

Preserve Body and

Spirit.

Egyptians

Ancient Chinese

Spirituality of JadeThe Jade Suit of Liu Sheng

Chinese Bronze VEssels

Early burial practices of Emperors

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.

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.

Qin Shihuagdi’s Burial Temple and complex

Terracotta WarriorsXi’an, China, Constructed between 221 – 210 BCE

Terracotta Warriors

Chinese Purple

Egyptian Blue