What Were They Given And What Would They Eat?Ancient Chinese soldiers would be given all of their their armour, weapons and food but they were not paid for their services. They were required to always be wearing their armour during their duty. Ancient Chinese Soldiers also had a relatively low status in society.
Soldiers would usually eat many dried meats created by either drying, cooking or roasting it. They would also eat things such as dried/roasted grains. They used many foods such as these as they could be used on longer campaigns without getting spoiled and still provided the soldiers a good amount of protein. |
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Questions:
1. What other food can you think of that they may have used?
2. What system would you use to get your soldiers their armour and weapons?