The Great Wall of China For Kids

Trivia question about China....you are looking at a picture of a bamboo forest. China is famous for these. Do you know what animal, usually only seen at zoos, comes from China and feeds on these bamboos trees?

• Monkeys

• Zebras

• Panda Bears

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It said he did this in 220 BC. Let's test your timeline knowledge. What does BC stand for?

• Before Cars

• Before Christ

• In the Year of Our Lord

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So why did the Chinese Emperor start building this Great Wall?

• To keep out dangerous animals.

• To protect against attacking Nomad Tribes

• To keep all their people inside the wall so they couldn't run away. 

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What were the farmers and the nomads fighting over?

• Land and territory

•  Castles

• Farming Tools

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Who was China's biggest enemy?

• Mongolia

• Japan

• United States

Rouhhly how many workers died while building the Wall?

• 4

• 400

• 400,000

Why did they switch from using dirt and straw to build the wall to bricks and stones?

• Bricks and stones are lighter

• They ran out of dirt

• Bricks and stones were stronger and lasted longer.

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True or False......every section of the Great Wall looks the same and is the same size the whole length of it.

• True

• False

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True or false......No invader ever got past the Great Wall of China.

• True

• False

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