WH2.6C Great Wall of China

Why were the first walls, that later became the Great Wall, originally built

• To facilitate trade routes.

• To protect against nomadic raiders and rival states.

• To mark territorial boundaries between feudal states.

• To serve as a pathway for imperial armies.

What important step did Emperor Qin Shi Huang take with the walls that already existed?

• He ordered the complete demolition of all existing walls.

• He expanded and connected the small walls built by his predecessors.

• He built an entirely new wall from scratch, ignoring previous structures.

• He converted the walls into a series of watchtowers.

Who mainly worked to build the Great Wall during the Qin Dynasty?

• Only skilled architects and engineers.

• Volunteers from across the empire.

• Soldiers, conscripted peasants, and criminals.

• Foreign mercenaries and captured enemies.

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How did guards on the Great Wall communicate the sighting of raiders to other sections?

• By sending messengers on horseback.

• By using carrier pigeons.

• By lighting fire and smoke signals.

• By shouting warnings from tower to tower.

Why wasn’t the Great Wall as useful during the Qing Dynasty?

• The wall was completely destroyed by invaders.

• New, more advanced defense technologies replaced it.

• The empire's borders extended beyond the wall, making it obsolete for defense.

• The Qing Dynasty preferred to use naval defenses instead.