WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To keep out invaders, Qin used thousands of farmers to strengthen and complete northern walls that earlier Chinese rulers had built. The finished structure was known as ____
A
paper
B
currency
C
horses
D
The Great Wall of China
E
Buddhism
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: -Qin Shi Huangdi, the first Qin Emperor, was a brutal ruler who unified ancient China and laid the foundation for the Great Wall. China already had a long history by the time its states were unified under its first emperor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shi Huangdi also built the Great Wall of China, roughly 1, 500 miles long and guarded by a massive army, to protect the nation against northern invaders. The Qin Dynasty collapsed after only 15 years. There was a brief period of chaos until the Han Dynasty was established.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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