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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the purpose of the Great Wall?
A
To provide protection from invaders
B
To establish boundaries for the Chinese civilization
C
To create a trade route between the Aryans and China
D
To build a temple for the Chinese people
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Wall of China was built over centuries by China’s emperors to protect their territory. Today, it stretches for thousands of miles along China’s historic northern border.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Wall of China was built to protect China from its enemies and invaders from the North, especially the Mongols. The Mongols were a tribal group that would regularly conduct raids into China. Despite the wall, the Mongols eventually conquered China. The Wall also kept Chinese citizens from leaving China.

Detailed explanation-3: -To consolidate the territory and protect the country from the harassment of the northern nomadic tribes, he ordered the construction of the 5, 000-kilometer Great Wall, starting from Liaodong Bay in the east and ending in Lintao of Gansu Province in the west.

Detailed explanation-4: -The wall was built to help keep out northern invaders like the Mongols. 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.

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