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Read the passage given below?
The Great Wall of China was built to link existing fortifications into a united defense system
and better keep invading Mongol tribes out of China. It is the largest man-made monument
ever to have been built and it is said that it is the only one visible from space. Many thousands
ople inust have given their lives to build this huge construction
The Great Wall of China is a series of towers made of stone, brick, earth wood and other
material generally built along an east-to-wont line across the historical northern borders of
China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various
nomadle groups of the Purasian Steppe. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th
century BCE, these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are now collectively
referred to as the Great Wall Especially famous is the wall built (220-206 BCR) by Qin Shi
Huang, the first Emperor of China. Little of that wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has
on and off been rebuilt, maintained and enhanced, the majority of the existing wall is from
the Ming Dynasty (1368-1614).
Other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of
duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and
the control of immigration and emigration. Furthermore, the defensive characteristics of the
Great Wall were enhanced by the construction of watch towers, troop barracks, garrison
stations, signaling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire and the fact that the path
of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor.
The Great Wall stretches from Dandong in the east to Lop Lake in the west, along an are that
roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia. A comprehensive archaeological
survey, using advanced technologies, has concluded that the Ming walls measure 8.850 km.
This is made up of 6,259 km sections of actual wall, 359 km of trenches and 2,232 km of natural
defensive barriers such as hills and rivers. Another archaeological survey found that the
entire wall with all of its branches measures out to be 21.196 km
King Zheng of Qin conquered the last of his opponents and unified China as the First
Emperor of the Qin dynasty (Qin Shi Huang) in 221 NCE Intending to impose centralized
rule and prevent the resurgence of feudal lords, he ordered the destruction of some sections
of the walls, however, he ordered building of new walls to connect the remaining
fortifications along the empire's northern frontier. Transporting the large quantity of
materials required for construction was difficult, so builders always tried to use local
resources. Stones from the mountains were used over mountain ranges, while earth was used
for construction in the plains.
The Great Wall concept was revived under the Ming dynasty in the 14th century, to gain a
dear upper hand over the Mongolian tribes.
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Answer:
Read the passage given below?
The Great Wall of China was built to link existing fortifications into a united defense system
and better keep invading Mongol tribes out of China. It is the largest man-made monument
ever to have been built and it is said that it is the only one visible from space. Many thousands
ople inust have given their lives to build this huge construction
The Great Wall of China is a series of towers made of stone, brick, earth wood and other
material generally built along an east-to-wont line across the historical northern borders of
China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various
nomadle groups of the Purasian Steppe. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th
century BCE, these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are now collectively
referred to as the Great Wall Especially famous is the wall built (220-206 BCR) by Qin Shi
Huang, the first Emperor of China. Little of that wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has