SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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extended the wall to protect against the northern huns
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Wei
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Song
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Qin
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Han
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -202 BC – 220 AD – The Great Wall of China is extended by the emperors of the Han Dynasty, in order to protect their land from the Huns and also to protect the ancient Silk Road, which connected China to the west.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Han Dynasty extended the Great Wall west in the Gansu/Hexi Corridor. There are sections in Ejinaqi in today’s Inner Mongolia, and Jinta, Yumen, Jiayuguan, Guazhou, and Dunhuang in Gansu.
Detailed explanation-3: -Around 220 B.C.E., Qin Shi Huang, also called the First Emperor, united China. He masterminded the process of uniting the existing walls into one. At that time, rammed earth and wood made up most of the wall.
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