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Cambridge Prep Listening

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1.

In 1979, farmers digging a well near their small village stumbled upon one of the most important finds in acheological history.

2.

Undergroud chambers surrounding the emperor´s tomb, and containing more than 80,000 life-size soldiers.

3.

Ying Zheng came to power as the king of the Qin state at the age of 13 in 246 B.C.

4.

He changed his name to Qin Shi Hunagdi the third Emperor of China.

5.

His 36-year-reign saw many historical accomplishments.

6.

One of his accomplishments was a universal system of weights and money.

7

He finished the construction of the Great Wall of China.

8.

Qin Shi Hunagdi was obsessed with the death.

9.

He deployed expeditions in search of elixirs of life that would help him achieve immortality.

10.

He began the construction of a massive underground necropolis filled with an army to accompany him to the next world.

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This magnificent army is still standing in precise rest formation.

12

Each soldier weighs about 50 pounds.

13

There are more than 130 war chariots and over 6000 horses.

14

There are also acrobats and singers in another chamber.

15

All the figurines are sculpted from terracotta, or baked earth.

16

Reportedly there were over 720,000 labores, commandeered by the emperor.

17

The figures stand according to height.

18

Today you can see the soldiers with bright colors.

19

The tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi has been explored

20

The terracotta soldiers were alive when buried.