Warfare in Ancient China 10,000 BC—221 BC

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The Great Wall of China and the famous terracotta army vividly symbolize the power of ancient China—to the point that they have even been featured in movies . In The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , a 2008 release that did no honor to the 1999 classic, the army even came back to life .
The historical creator of the real terracotta army, the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, probably conscripted some 700,000 workers to create his massive mausoleum. It covers an area of about 56 square kilometers and includes the terracotta army, with its 8,000 clay soldiers, 130 chariots, and nearly 800 horses. These figures represent China's army at the time, an army more powerful than China had ever had. This army allowed Qin Shi Huang, the king of Qin, to unite the warring quarreling states of China and unify them under his rule as the first emperor.

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Intro: China between myth and history: 00:00-01:47
Chapter 1: The First Traces of War 01:47-06:33
Chapter 2: The First Armies 06:33-11:24
Chapter 3: The Mandate of Heaven 11:24-17:28
Chapter 4: Professionalization 17:28-23:19

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Primary sources:
The Book of Songs. The Ancient Chinese Classic of Poetry, trans. A. Waley, ed. and expanded by Joseph R. Allen, New York 1996.
The Art of War, trans. H. Giles, ed. Cheng You and Zhang Hesheng, Changsha 1993.
The Chinese Classics, vol. III, The Shoo King or the Book of Historical Documents, trans. J. Legge, Taipei 1991.