The Great Wall of China

Protected by leather armor, these troops attacked the enemy with _____ and

beheaded each other with ______. (Select two answers).

• Crossbows

• Hammers

• Dagger-axes

• Swords

Who became the First Emperor of China?

• A man named China

• The Emperor of India

• The king of the western state of Qin

• A man named Ashoka

What were the first walls made of?

• straw and concrete

• straw and brushwood

• mud-bricks and clay

• clay and straw

Surviving letters and other records give witness to the

suffering and sorrow of the ill-fated workers.

• Weather

• Difficult Work Conditions

• Heavy labor

• All of the Above

Why did the emperor of the unified China need such a wall if he had conquered all the warring factions within?

• to stop the killings from spreading from India to China.

• to block people from leaving, essentially holding them as prisoners.

• to help them see further into other lands.

• to protect him from a new enemy, one who lived even farther north.

Watchtowers were built at regular intervals so that, in case of an attack,

guards could use (a)   to call other troops to their aid.

Why did many sections of

the old Great Wall fell into disrepair?

• They did not need to defend themselves against invading nomads.

• They were tired of building so they just stopped.

• Too many people died while building the wall that they had to put it to a halt.

• The emperor liked traveling North and wanted to have a passage way.

This new wall also clearly acknowledged (a)   control over the area north of the Ordos Desert.

True or False: The Great Wall is just one wall.

• True

• False

True or False: the Great Wall did not help the Ming.

• True

• False