HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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To look really cool.
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To protect their civilization from invasions
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To make others notice how great they are.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In c. 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because invading armies often used cavalry, a wall provided a fairly solid impediment that was difficult to get horses across. It could also be used tactically, as in 1428, when a Chinese general was able to pin a group of invading Mongols against a section of the wall and defeat them.
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 Great Wall safeguarded the central plain of Mainland China in history and successfully kept out invasions from various northern nomadic tribes including the Huns in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Turks in the Sui Dynasty, the Khitan in the Song Dynasty, and the Tatar, Oirat and Jurchen in the Ming Dynasty.