WORLD HISTORY

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 rammed earth method is a technique of building walls by compressing the raw materials such as earth, gravel and lime into the shape of a wall. The construction materials that they used to construct the Great Wall were mainly fire kiln bricks and mud bricks.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emperor Qin Shihuang’s contribution to the design of the Wall is considered to be of great importance as it ensured peace for the people in the northern part of China against the Huns and established a pattern of defense for future generations. The Great Wall of the Qin Dynasty was built at the expense of many lives.

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).

Detailed explanation-5: -The Great Wall is the largest defense work of ancient China and one of the wonders of the world’s architectural history. Construction of the Great Wall lasted for more than 2, 000 years, from the Spring and Autumn (770-476B. C.) and Warring States (475-221B.