Engineer Wonders of the Qin and Han Dynasties to The Roman Empire

The evolution of the Great Wall of China wasn’t very short like many might think. It spanned from 221 BC - 1912. The first dynasty (the Qin) were the people who came up with the idea of building the wall in the first place. The Ming dynasty occurred many years later, but was the dynasty that modified the old wall the most, making it the new one we know today. The last dynasty the Qing added many more defensive advances on the wall than any other. Granted that all of these dynasties made great individual changes or ideas, together they helped make the world's favorite wall.

The Han dynasty and the Roman empire were two of the largest classical empires between 300 BCE to 300 CE and both experienced a period of expansion. These empires developed technology to help with this expansion for military and practical purposes such as metallurgy and the water mills. The Han dynasty used technology to prevent natural disasters, as well as make their tools more efficient, whereas the Romans took pride in their own civilization’s advancements, yet refused to appreciate the lower class artisans who crafted the tools and artistry.

The Great Wall of China is often regarded as one of the man-made wonders of the world. The Great Wall of China was constructed by two early Chinese dynasties; the Qin Dynasty (221 BCE-206 BCE) and the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). Emperor Qin was considered to be cruel and brutal. Cruel rulers invite rebellion and in 206 BCE, his successors were overthrown by the Han Dynasty. Both dynasties shared a common concern, border security. The wall was constructed over a period of 2,500 years and stretch to be 5,488 miles long. The wall was built to increase security, impress visitors and enhance the glory of china. However the wall also required much sacrifice on the part of the Chinese people. Overall did the benefits outweigh the costs? There were both costs and benefits into building the Great Wall of China, but the benefits outweigh the cost. The great walls benefits outweighed the costs by providing protection, create new towns

The Great Wall was built by The Qin and the Han Dynasty. They built The Great Wall to keep out and protect China from the Mongols. The benefits of building The Great Wall of China did not outweigh the costs. In Document B, it showed that tribute was being paid by The Han. The Han was one of the the dynasties who first built The Great Wall. This shows that the benefits did not outweigh the costs because The Han still had tribute to pay to the Xiongnu Mongols and The Han dynasty still had to build and protect The Wall from the Mongols. In Document C, the text indicated that The Qin and The Han dynasties were peasants, and worked on The Great Wall while they got feed a little bit of food and suffered. The Qin and The Han were not treated well

One of the wonders of the world today is the Great Wall of China which was inspired by none other than the Qin Dynasty. Other dynasties put in dedication to having the Great Wall constructed but the Qin Dynasty played a significant role in coming up with the idea for it. The Great Wall of China would benefit China greatly because it would serve as defense against nomadic tribes. Apart from being protected by nomadic tribes, the Great Wall would be a benefit for China’s forever. Other countries

When Emperor Qin took the throne, he ordered the general Mengtian to reorganise/extend the separate walls of the former states, reaching an extent to all 7 ‘warring states’. This was to provide a more stable form of protection for habitants in his empire. 300 000 captured soldiers and conscripts lived, worked and died in the remote areas of the empire. Slaves were also commissioned to take part in the construction of the wall. Little of the wall built by Qin remains today, as it has been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced; the majority of the wall seen today was built by the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). This structure is now a form of transporting to other states/a tourist attraction, and is labelled one of the ‘7 Wonders of the Medieval World’.

Did you know before the Qin and Han built the Great Wall, the chinese had to build walls around individual cities to protect them. The Great wall of China was built by the Shang and Han Dynasties of ancient china to protect the nation from the Xiongnu. The great wall of china: did the benefit outweigh the cost? The construction of the wall was worth the cost because, he security it provides increased trade and in turn, increased openness to new ideas transferred along the silk road.

The Great Wall of China was built by the Qin and Han dynasties. The main reason they built this structure was to keep out the northern invaders, known as the Mongols. However, the benefits of the Great Wall did not outweigh the costs. For example, Document C shows many soldiers left their families, and their villages for several years. Also, millions of soldiers and workers died from coldness, and hunger. This means that more lives were taken than actually saved, which isn't fair. It isn't fair because everyone was in the army risking their lives to build the wall for it to not be worth it. The wall wasn't worth it because according to Document B, Han still had to pay

A cruel emporer who sent his own people to die, for a wall which is just as protective as paper against fire, a wall that still couldn´t save the dynasty from falling. The Qin in 221 BCE and Han in 206 BCE commanded the construction of a grand wall using forced labor. They wanted to keep the Xiongnu who lived on chinaś northern border out and for good. They constructed this wall with hang’tu or pounded earth, by making a frame then pounding dirt in between the frame and finally removing the frame. After one dynasty fell the next restored and added to the wall.

The Great Wall of China was originally built during the Qin and Han Dynasties to protect China from the Xiongnu. It took the people of ancient China nearly 2,000 years to build and spans nearly 6,000 miles. However, building the wall was extremely costly in terms of men and supplies. Despite the cost of the wall, it proved to be immensely beneficial to the Chinese people. This is a result of the wall providing protection for merchants, the people within the wall and preventing the Xiongnu from invading.

Picture having to work on a wall while it was raining or while it snowed, that is what the slaves and armies had to do while building the Great Wall of China. Was it really all worth the cost was it worth many men dying each day and being buried under the wall? It was not only bricks being used to make the wall but it was also the flesh and blood of these men that was being used. They were already slaves and did not deserve to die because they were doing something because they thought the Mongols would attack. Next time you think it would be amazing to be walking on the Great Wall of China also think of how many people died out there in the cold and the funny days when they should have been enjoying.

The Great Wall of China stretches about 5,500 miles long crossing deserts, mountains, grasslands, and plateaus. It took more than 2,000 years to build this incredible manmade structure. Many people died to build this wall. It displays the changes between the agricultural and nomadic civilizations. It proves that the superb structure was very important to military defense. It became a national symbol of the Chinese as a security for their country and its people. The Great Wall of China must be preserved at all cost because it is a historical symbol that made it possible for China and other nations across the world to prosper (UNESCO World Heritage Centre: The Great Wall).

The construction of the Wall started in the Qin dynasty and finished thousands of years later in the Jin dynasty. In the Qin dynasty, the wall were made in a unique method. First they built a foundation by using raw earth and putting a thick layer on the bottom. After that they would put a layer of loess known as clay and silt on top. They would then build the wall up with rammed earth. To make the rammed Earth, they had to place a wooden frame on the foundation and then fill it with dirt. Then they would smash till it is very compact. They also would use stone bricks as shown in my slide to strengthen the wall. It is estimated that 300,000 soldiers and 500,000 common people were involved in the construction of the Great Wall under the command

Throughout Eurasia, in the time period of 200 BCE-200 CE, both the Roman and Han dynasty were flourishing empires; that participated in the expansion of commerce, specifically through the Silk Road, production, and developing new technologies. (context). Although both empires were emerging from previous states, their attitudes of technology differ from each other and themselves. In the Han dynasty, they had many technological advances through the work of their people,and common people were making technological advancements out of need, for more efficiency; therefore, the chinese were more acceptant of this creators (although poor). The elite Romans had a different view, they thought these common people were low and crude.

Throughout the history of Eurasia, the idea and development of technology prospered and directly affected many governments. Due to the expansion of empires, many problems arose, which proved to be difficult to societies. To combat these difficulties, governments turned towards technology to help develop their civilization. Significantly, from the second century BCE to the second century CE, Han and Roman technology improved and developed drastically. The use of newfound technology allowed the governments to build bigger projects, which rapidly broadened the societies and economies. Notably, the Han dynasty’s attitude was more positive towards technology than the Roman empire due to the fact that they were proud of their accomplishments and expressed the necessity for more, while most Romans viewed the development of technology as a crude job for the unrefined due to the organized social structure.