GK
WORLD HISTORY
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to protect them from the Mongol invasion
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to be a decoration
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to protect them from Egyptian invasion
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to trade with India
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Detailed explanation-1: -Defending the Chinese Heartland. The main reason for the wall’s construction had always been defense. Since China’s first dynasty, the empire faced a near-constant threat of attack from the nomadic tribes to the north. This included those famed Mongols as well as lesser-known groups like the Xiongnu and the Göktürks.
Detailed explanation-2: -Smaller walls had been built over the years, but the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, decided that he wanted a single giant wall to protect his northern borders. He ordered that a single strong wall be built with thousands of lookout towers where soldiers could guard and protect his empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Jin Dynasty built the Great Wall twice: once from 1194 to 1201 to keep out the Tangut people and other small nomadic tribes; and again from 1210 to 1211 to keep out the Mongols.