
Since 2011, all children aged six to eight in the former Soviet republic have been required to take chess lessons. It is the first country in the world to include it in the primary school curriculum alongside standards such as math and history.
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When Qin Shi Huang ascended to the throne of the Qin State in 246 BC, work on the Terracotta Warriors began. It was completed in 206 BC, four years after Qin's demise, at the start of the Han Dynasty. Terracotta Horses and Warriors Terracotta Horses and Warriors
The terracotta army and tomb complex were finished after 40 years of nonstop labor by over 700,000 people.
The terracotta army and tomb complex were finished after 40 years of nonstop labor by over 700,000 people.