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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.76,0:00:11.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happens after death?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.65,0:00:13.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there a restful paradise?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.61,0:00:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An eternal torment?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.48,0:00:16.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A rebirth?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.79,0:00:20.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or maybe just nothingness?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.07,0:00:23.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, one Chinese emperor thought\Nthat whatever the hereafter was,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.57,0:00:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he better bring an army.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.66,0:00:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that because in 1974,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.94,0:00:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,farmers digging a well \Nnear their small village
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.45,0:00:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stumbled upon one of the most important\Nfinds in archeological history:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.03,0:00:38.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vast underground chambers\Nsurrounding that emperor's tomb,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.47,0:00:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and containing more than 8,000\Nlife-size clay soldiers ready for battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.71,0:00:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The story of the subterranean army\Nbegins with Ying Zheng,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.92,0:00:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who came to power as the king\Nof the Qin state at the age of 13
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.93,0:00:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 246 BCE.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.86,0:00:54.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ambitious and ruthless,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.34,0:00:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would go on to become\NQin Shi Huangdi,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.24,0:01:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first emperor of China\Nafter uniting its seven warring kingdoms.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.48,0:01:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His 36 year reign \Nsaw many historic accomplishments,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.62,0:01:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including a universal system\Nof weights and measures,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.40,0:01:11.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a single standardized writing script\Nfor all of China,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.21,0:01:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a defensive barrier that would\Nlater come to be known as the Great Wall.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.34,0:01:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But perhaps Qin Shi Huangdi\Ndedicated so much effort
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.14,0:01:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to securing his historical legacy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.26,0:01:23.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he was obsessed \Nwith his mortality.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.82,0:01:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He spent his last years\Ndesperately employing alchemists
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.84,0:01:30.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and deploying expeditions\Nin search of elixirs of life
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.19,0:01:32.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would help him achieve immortality.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.96,0:01:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as early as the first year \Nof his reign,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.08,0:01:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he began the construction of a massive\Nunderground necropolis
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.40,0:01:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,filled with monuments, artifacts,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.88,0:01:43.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and an army to accompany him\Ninto the next world
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.71,0:01:45.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and continue his rule.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.99,0:01:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This magnificent army is still standing\Nin precise battle formation
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.68,0:01:52.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is split across several pits.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.22,0:01:55.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One contains a main force\Nof 6,000 soldiers,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.15,0:01:57.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each weighing several hundred pounds,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.59,0:02:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a second has more than 130 war chariots\Nand over 600 horses,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.02,0:02:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a third houses the high command.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.94,0:02:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An empty fourth pit suggests\Nthat the grand project
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.50,0:02:11.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could not be finished \Nbefore the emperor's death.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.33,0:02:15.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition, nearby chambers contain\Nfigures of musicians and acrobats,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.55,0:02:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,workers and government officials,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.65,0:02:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and various exotic animals,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.55,0:02:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,indicating that Emperor Qin\Nhad more plans for the afterlife
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.99,0:02:25.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than simply waging war.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.37,0:02:29.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the figurines are sculpted\Nfrom terracotta, or baked earth,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.07,0:02:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a type of reddish brown clay.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.66,0:02:37.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To construct them, multiple workshops\Nand reportedly over 720,000 laborers
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.13,0:02:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were commandeered by the emperor,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.02,0:02:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including groups of artisans who molded\Neach body part separately
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.17,0:02:48.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to construct statues as individual as\Nthe real warriors in the emperor's army.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.43,0:02:50.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They stand according to rank
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.39,0:02:52.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and feature different weapons \Nand uniforms,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.54,0:02:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,distinct hairstyles and expressions,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.40,0:02:56.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even unique ears.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.81,0:02:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Originally, each warrior was painted\Nin bright colors,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.84,0:03:03.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but their exposure to air\Ncaused the paint to dry and flake,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.14,0:03:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leaving only the terracotta base.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.97,0:03:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is for this very reason that another\Nchamber less than a mile away
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.57,0:03:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has not been excavated.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.36,0:03:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the actual tomb of\NQin Shi Huangdi,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.77,0:03:18.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reported to contain palaces,\Nprecious stones and artifacts,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.49,0:03:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even rivers of mercury\Nflowing through mountains of bronze.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.86,0:03:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But until a way can be found to expose it\Nwithout damaging the treasures inside,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.71,0:03:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the tomb remains sealed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.02,0:03:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emperor Qin was not alone in wanting\Ncompany for his final destination.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.66,0:03:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ancient Egyptian tombs contain clay models\Nrepresenting the ideal afterlife,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.71,0:03:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the dead of Japan's Kofun \Nperiod were buried
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.58,0:03:43.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with sculptures of horses and houses,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.79,0:03:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the graves of the Jaina island\Noff the Mexican coast
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.51,0:03:48.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are full of ceramic figurines.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.57,0:03:51.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately, as ruthless as he was,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.37,0:03:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emperor Qin chose to have servants\Nand soldiers built for this purpose,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.08,0:03:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than sacrificing living ones\Nto accompany him,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.34,0:04:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as had been practiced in Egypt,\NWest Africa, Anatolia,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.19,0:04:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,parts of North America
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.96,0:04:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even China during \Nthe previous Shang and Zhou dynasties.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.82,0:04:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And today, people travel from all over\Nthe world to see these stoic soldiers
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.13,0:04:15.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,silently awaiting their battle orders \Nfor centuries to come.