1.   Made of clay, they date to the first Chinese dynasty, the Qin, and include a group of life-size horses as well as a chariot.

2.   The Great Wall is still standing but the great Chinese dynasties are long gone.

3.   To master the past and contain it, new Chinese dynasties routinely rewrote history.

4.   Whether Chinese dynasties or Egyptian civilization, it is art.

5.   Although largely ignored in his day, his teachings of just, benevolent government by educated officials became a model for Chinese dynasties from the first century on.

6.   The problem is a politically explosive because traditionally Chinese dynasties were toppled by rebellions staged by downtrodden peasants.

7.   The problem is a politically explosive because traditionally Chinese dynasties were toppled by downtrodden peasants rebelling.

8.   The problem is politically explosive because traditionally Chinese dynasties were toppled by peasant rebellions.