Funerary Practices of Ancient
China
Chinese Bronze Vessels And The
Terracotta Warriors
Pharaohs
were
Gods
After Life and Burials
Egyptians
Preserve
Body and
Spirit.
Buried
with
Tokens
for the
afterlife.
Elaborate
funerary
processes
Honor the
dead and
make
offerings.
Emperors
were not
gods.
Ancient
Chinese
Preserve
Spirit.
Spirituality of Jade
The 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 Warriors
Xi’an, China, Constructed between 221 – 210 BCE
Terracotta Warriors
Chinese Purple
Egyptian Blue