Who Built The Great Wall of China? Ancient China Books for Kids | Children's Ancient History

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You can see the Great Wall of China from outer space - that’s how big it is! In this ancient history book, you're going to learn the why’s and the how’s behind the building of the Great Wall. You’ll be reading some pretty interesting tales laced with lots of historical facts. Make learning a habit. Buy a copy now!

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• Great Wall of China

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• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 15 avril 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781541918788
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Who Built The Great Wall of C hina?
Ancient China Books for Kids Children’s Ancient His tory




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T he Great Wall of China is one of the greatest engineering works in human history. Why did they build the Great Wall, and what is it like? Let’s find out!







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Great walls
C ountries sometimes build walls to defend themselves against other countries, or to keep people from crossing into their ter- ritory. There are walls and border crossing stations between countries today, but build- ing walls started a long time ago.






T he Roman Emperor Hadrian had a wall built where England and Scotland meet, to keep the wild northern tribes out of the province of Britain. In Greece, the city of Athens built long walls to provide a safe way to travel from the city itself to its harbor at Piraeus. Denmark and Korea built similar walls for similar reasons.






Hadrian’s Wall









T he Great Wall of China is the longest, and longest-lasting, of these efforts. The wall stretches along the northern edge of China, and mainly existed to help keep China safe from attacks by armies and whole tribes from further north. The wall continued in use until one of those peoples, the Manchu, actually conquered China.






Who built the Great Wall of China?
M any emperors gave orders for the wall. Many engineers designed how it should be built, and surveyors worked out exactly where it should be. But the people who actu- ally built the wall were millions and millions of ordinary workers. They included farmers, general laborers, soldiers, slaves, criminals from prisons, and people captured from other nations during wars.