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Great Wall of China
A fortress 1500 miles long throughout northern China built between 2000 and 3000 B.C. which now serves as a tourist attraction
1,349 Questions
He ordered farmers to strengthen walls along the northern border?
In 215 BC, the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang ordered his general Meng Tian to strengthen walls along the northern border. The Chinese wanted to keep the wandering nomads out of their territory.
It's 93 million miles away from the sun, if that's what you mean...
How many watchtowers does the Great Wall of China have?
The Great Wall of China is made up of many sections of wall that were built at various times. One would have to research each of the many sections to get that total. One website (see Related Links) declares that there are over 10000 watchtowers and beacon towers.
It is the capital of China , it is the biggest city in China and it is where the Great Wall Of China is!
If you have a huge bump on your forehead from hitting a wall will it go away if you have surgery?
== == No need for surgery. The swelling is simply fluid and it will go down on it;s own, in time . Try not to do that again, OK ?
How do you build a block wall that is way out of level?
starting on the low ground side, dig a trench the full length and after pouring the concrete to almost ground level, start with your first block and as it heads into the trench, come back one half of a block and again pour the concrete to near ground level and lay another block and continue doing this until you reach the end. You will find that on your first course you will have only one block on one end and several on the other depending on how much out of level the ground may be. Hope this helps.
What is the same about northern China and southern China?
>-< They all speak Chinese, just diffrent kind. I live is Southern China in Guanzhou
How did they get the materials to build the wall of china?
The Chinese Dynasties that built The Great Wall of China mainly used materials that they found around them. Such as if they were building in the desert the builders would use compacted dirt, or if they were in the mountains they would use crude rocks. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that bricks were used due mainly to technology.
How much does it cost to build the border wall?
less then the cost of those entering america illegaly
Why were the series of the earthen walls the Chinese built unsuccessful at keeping the mongols out?
Rulers of different eras to build walls to keep the Mongols out.
Was Shi Huangdi a harsh ruler?
he was not necessarily a harsh ruler but one that understood what must be done to create a strong country.
Why did emporwer qin build such a massive monument?
There are many theories, but the main theory is that it was to keep out evil spirits. The Chinese believed that the spirits from Mongolia could only walk in straight lines, so building a wall would keep them out.
Why did the silk road follow the great wall so closely?
to protect the travelers traveling on the silk road
What does the construction of the Great Wall tell you about the expansion in classical China?
It showed that they were defensice of their country.
Actually, China has been invaded several times. The Mongols under Genghis Khan and later Kubai Khan invaded China in the 1200s eventually annexing all of China and it's various dynasties in 1279 A.D. The Mongolian empire lasted for several hundrend years.
Another country that invaded China was the British Empire in the 1800s. Britain and later several other nations gained "spheres of influence" in China after Britain defeated China in the First and Second Opium Wars (1839-1842 and 1856-1860 respectively).
The last invasion of China I will mention was by the Japanese Empire. The Japanese fought China in the First and Second Sino-Japanese wars (1894-1895 and 1931-1945). The Second Sino-Japanese War ended up merging into the greater conflict of World War II. Over that period of time, Japan controlled most of China's east coast.
