description: In 1974, peasants digging a well in China unearthed a life- size terracotta statue of a warrior. Archaeologists were called in, and over the next several years, they slowly uncovered the tomb of Qin Shi Huang Di, the first emperor of China. The tomb contained an army of over 7,000 life-size statues to protect the emperor after his death. The First Emperor of China CD provides information about the archeological excavation, Chinese history, and facts about Qin Shi Huang Di. The CD is organized around these five main topics. 1. Qin Shi Huang Di 2. The Great Wall 3. The Museum 4. The Bronze Chariot 5. Discovery of Qin Army For each topic, there is a color video accompanied by text that provides information about the topic. The user can choose to have the text narrated in either in English or Chinese. The narration is accompanied by Chinese music, and is very clear. The videos are interesting, depicting such things as the actual archaeological excavation and aerial shots of the Great Wall. The CD also features maps, a chronology, a timeline of Chinese history, a glossary, thumbnails, and a bibliography. The glossary shows a word and its definition, and it also will pronounce the word in Chinese for the listener. In the map section, the user can choose an area of China to close in on and see a more detailed map. Audio pronunciations of place names are also provided here, as are pictures of each area. The thumbnails feature provided about thirty small pictures of a chosen topic for the user to view. The bibliography provides many additional sources. System MS-DOS 5.0; Windows 3.1; IBM PC or 25 MHz 486 or better;4Mb RAM; 640x480, 256-colour display; MPC2 compatible. 25 MHz 68030 processor or better; System 7; 4Mb free RAM; 13 in. [640x480 resolution] monitor; CD-ROM drive.
language: English
title: The First Emperor of China
titlecomplete: The First Emperor of China
publisher: Voyager