The Great Wall of China

​Learning Objective: To examine one of the 7 wonders of the world
Learning Aim: To examine the features that give insights into how ancient China functioned.

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The Great Wall of China

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What is another way of describing the Great Wall of China?

• 13 000 mile dragon of earth and stone

• An ancient mud wall not built very well

• A modern fortification used to keep people out

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The wall was built by individual feudal states during the Chunqui period.

• True

• False

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Who unified the states in 221 BCE?

• Emperor Zinh Ho

• Emperor Qin Shi Huang

• Emperor Quan Soup

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Who did the Ancient Chinese fear from invasion?

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Mongol

Turkish

Xiongnu

Egyptians

Romans

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The two cities which were linked by the Great Wall was Lintao in the West and Liaodong in the East.

• True

• False

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Who worked on the Great Wall?​

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How long did the Wall reach under the Han Dynasty?

• 3700 miles

• 3500 miles

• 3000 miles

• 3300 miles

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The Wall became a place of punishment where it is believed there are mass graves of workers.

• False

• True

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Who managed to surmount the wall? ​

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What punctuated the Great Wall every 5500 miles?

• Soldiers Quarters

• Gates

• watchtowers

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Why would fires be lighted next to the watchtowers?

• Let people know that raiders had arrived

• Both Blue and Yellow Answers

• Was a signal for the need of reinforcements.

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What happened in 1644?

• Mongols took over China

• Northern Manchu Clans overthrew the Ming

• Nothing of Importance

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Was Ancient China ever Ruled by People who they tried to keep out?

• Yes

• No

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Why did the wall eventually fall into disrepair?

• It lost its purpose because China's empire grew past it.

• Ancient Chinese governments ran out of money to fix it.

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What is the main purpose of the Wall today?

• It has World Heritage Status as one of the largest man-made structures on earth

• Cultural

• Tourist Attraction