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    The Great Wall

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    Between 220 B.C. and 206 B.C., the Great Wall of China was built. It was built to be used as defense against the nomadic tribes into the Chinese Empire. Although this barrier was not physically successful, it psychologically separates their civilization from the world. This wall separated two lands and two races. To the north, there are lands that tempted miners in search of gold, breeders that want large prairies for his animals to roam, and the white race. To the south, there are sunnier lands

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    The Great Wall In China

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    The great wall was built by humans and it was built over 2,000 years ago. China will want to build these walls to protect there home and for defense. When invaders come and try to attack, the wall will protect their town. When china defeats many invaders they start to become an empire. Almost more than 300,000 workers died because of construction. Lots of workers was buried inside the wall they built. The wall wasn’t making any succes about keeping out the barbarians. People built stronger walls

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    Great Wall Dbq

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    The Great Wall of China; How did the Costs Outweigh the Benefits of Building the Wall? Some say that the Great Wall of China was a very advanced way to keep out intruders, but it was one of the greatest mistakes of Chinese history. According to Chao Chu, who was an advisor to several Han emperors, the Xiongnu people were barbarian because they “live on meat and cheese, wear furs, and possess no house or field. They move like birds and animals in the wild.” Soon after he wrote this letter, construction

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    to mind for many is the Great Wall of China. Over the time period of the Qin and Han dynasty, the wall was began being built to protect the people from Xiongnu who lived on the Northern China border. This group of people was a major threat to the Chinese people. To fix this problem the wall seemed like the only probably choice and the enormous project of building the wall began. Though a great deal went into building the Great Wall of Ancient China, the benefits of the wall outweighed the costs.

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    The Great Wall Of China

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    The Great Wall of China is known as the largest construction project to be put in effect in all of world history. The wall, also known in China as "long wall of 10,000 li," is a collection of numerous short walls extending along the crest of hills on the southern edge of the Mongolian plain. Although it is a common misconception that the Great Wall of China is one long continuous wall, it 's structural inconsistency in no way undermines its greatness. The wall has been built, destructed, rebuilt

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    The Great Wall Of China

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    topic), why you picked the topic (always wondered about…. Fascinating…) my presentation includes modules of ________ so you can see the construction of _____ Today I am going to be presenting the Great Wall of China and what political and military reasons it was built for. The construction was a feat of great magnitude and reflected the innovations and technological advancements of the Ancient Chinese. The reason I have decided to focus upon the Ancient Chinese is because I find China a very interesting

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    Great Wall Effectiveness

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    In some people’s eyes the Great Wall of China is viewed as an effective defense while others think of it as being ineffective. The Great Wall of China was made-up of numerous walls and fortifications. It was a barrier in Northern China running west to east for 13,171 miles ending at the Bohai Gulf. The several walls were built, eventually joined together and called the Great Wall. Its purpose was to protect the Chinese states and empires against the invasion of various nomads of the Eurasian

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    Great Wall Dbq

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    China’s Great Wall, one of the man-made wonders of the world, built 2,000 years ago where lives were lost. Built over 2,000 year period. Qin, and the Han Dynasties built the great wall. It was built to protect the people from the Xiongnu. Also, the people how worked on the wall where farmers, peasants, and soldiers. The Great Wall of China: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Costs? Construction of the Great Wall of China was worth the cost because it provided security, and increased the trading

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    Great Wall Dbq

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    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

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    Great Wall Dbq

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    Should the Chinese have built Great Wall of China? It probably was not the best idea. When building the wall, they had three problems: The cost and the tribute to the Xiongnu Mongols, the high death rate, and the working conditions when building the wall. When the Chinese were building the Great Wall, they were faced with huge costs. Before they had the wall, they had to pay a tribute of Silk Floss(in catties) and Silk Fabric (in bales) to the Xiongu Mongols. (Document C) They gave a total of about

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