Terracotta ArmyTwo centuries before the birth of Christ an army was being formed, a beautiful army that would protect China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi in his afterlife. His elaborate mausoleum began in the year he became emperor, in 246 BC and continued for 40 years, even after his death. But why terracotta warriors and not human sacrifices as was the millenary tradition? In 678 BC, a human sacrifice funeral practice initiated by Duke Wu took place, which involved the killing of the emperor's entire court, including his army. The violence of war put an end to human sacrifice. Thousands of people were wiped out by the devastation of war and as a result could no longer afford to bury human sacrifices. This practice was abolished by Duke Xian in 384. Ceramic figurines then took the place of human sacrifice, but Qin Shi Huangdi took it to another level. Han Emperor Ling Di ascended the throne 53 years after Qin's death, he also had a terracotta army. His tomb was discovered 25 miles from the Qin mausoleum in 1990. Although these two emperors both had a terracotta army, there was a big difference between the two. From the size of the figurines to the number of soldiers, to the differences in the objects found in each tomb. Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi (259-210 BC) was responsible for unifying seven warring kingdoms into a single ruling empire now considered China. What he is best known for, however, are his 2,200-year-old terracotta warriors, considered the "Eight Wonders of the World." He has spent his entire life searching for the key to immortality. He believed there was an afterlife after death, so he built an elaborate tomb to house him and all the things he would need for his new life. It included a huge terracotta army of 8,000... half paper... not that tall, but what it had were ceramic figurines, chariots, horses and weapons. It also had a royal kitchen, which included hundreds of dogs, sheep, pigs, and everyday items. Its pits ranged in size and length from 13 to 328 feet. Compared to Qin warriors, the ceramic figures represent one-tenth of the real objects and vary from warriors to civilians, male and female. ( )Qin and Han were both emperors of China who believed in an afterlife, a custom in that historical period. Both had a terracotta army: Qin had 4 pits with over 8,000 warriors while Han had 81 pits focused more on figurines of more domestic and everyday life. Perhaps because Han had a more impartial ruling style and was not afraid of the enemy like Qin who had suffered several attempts on his life, Han did not focus much on his army. While both