the noble warriors in feudal Japan. It typically has a slender, curved, and single-edged blade, with a circular or squared guard, and a long grip to be held with both hands. The best samurais possessed the ability to slash down opponents with a single, lightning-fast strike, and their s...
OneofthemostfamousarchaeologicaldiscoveriesinallofhistoryisTheTerracottaArmy.It'salsocalledtheTerracottaWarriorsandHorsesandtheywerefoundbyfarmersdiggingforawellinXi'anin1974.BecomingaUNESCOWorldHeritagesitein1987,thespectacularfigurescontinuetoattractmillionsofvisitorsfromallovertheworld.Yettheexcavations(发掘)areunfin...
Studying the warriors and their horses offers historians an important insight into this period in Chinese history. The technology used to assemble the underground army was truly remarkable. Over 40,000 bronze weapons were found, and after more than 2000 years they still appear sharp. How is this...
WHEN hither to unseen private letters written by Lawrence of Arabia were discovered this week, historians enthused that they cast fresh light on the scholar who laid aside ancient history and his dryas-desert-dust archaeological digging to become the greatest hero of his generation. Writing to a...
But the city may be most famous for King Gilgamesh, who reigned in the 26th century BCE. Immortalized in The Epic of Gilgamesh, which reportedly was written c. 2150-1400 BCE, the tale is centered around the king's quest for immortality and the meaning of life. According to legend, Gilga...
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One of the most famous archaeological discoveries in all of history is The Terracotta Army.It's also called the Terracotta Warriors and Horses and they were found by farmers digging for a well in Xi'an in 1974....
13. The Terracott a Warriors and Horses is one of the world's most famous tourist attractions, with about twenty percent of visitors(come)from outside of China.14. The road is not only an ancient international trade route, but a splendid cultural bridge(link)the cultures of Chin a and ...
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The Tomb of Mausolus, was a tomb built at Halicarnassus for Mausolus, a governor in the Persian Empire. The structure was considered to be such an aesthetic triumph that Antipater of Sidon identified it as one of his Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.