HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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What did Emperor Shi Huangdi begin to build shortly after taking control?
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The Pyramids
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The Great Wall
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A large standing army
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -The Qin Empire was threatened by the Huns (the Mongol Empire of the time) in the north. In 215 BC, he sent general Meng Tian to build the Great Wall, using the basis of the northern states’ Great Walls to defend against the Huns.
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