Homework Help: Social Studies: World History: The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest accomplishments in human history. Shi Huangdi was the empire at the time that the wall was built. It stretches 4,000 miles. (That’s almost as far as across the United States!) The wall stands as tall as 30ft with 40ft towers! The wall was so wide you could have two wagons pass each other on the top. The wall twists & turns over mountains, through valleys, marshes, & deserts. The Chinese built the wall in 221 B.C. to keep away outsiders. The peasant farmers built the wall. To be a worker on this project it would be hard labor. If you would have died while you were working on the wall they would have just left you there to fill in & built over top of you. Over 500,000 workers died while working on the wall. After the wall was finished Shi Huangdi called the wall “wall of tears” because so many peasants died. They finished the wall seven years later.

Today the Great Wall stands as China’s symbol of patriotism and pride to the country. They have improved parts of the wall. Today there is tourist touring the Great Wall of China.

Homework Help: Social Studies: World History

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