HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Great Wall
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Pyramid of Giza
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Ziggurat Temple
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Fleet of Zheng he
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the 3rd century BCE Qin Dynasty, Emperor Qin Shi Huang conceived the notion of a ‘Great Wall’ of defense that would span a large swathe of Chinese land. As the first ruler of unified China, Emperor Qin Shi Huang began work on the wall in 221 BCE.
Detailed explanation-3: -This wall was originally built in the third century CE by emperor Qin Shi Huangdi who had recently conquered China’s warring kingdoms and wanted a symbol of national unity under his power. This wall was built mostly of compacted earth, and was made to keep out Mongolian raiders.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty starts at Lintao (Min County, Gansu Province) and ends at the east of Liaoning Province, stretching for over 5, 000 kilometers (3, 107 miles).