WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -It was the state Chu who first built the wall. It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Qin united the different parts into one empire. To defend off the invasions from northern invaders, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perhaps the most recognizable symbol of China and its long and vivid history, the Great Wall was originally conceived by Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the third century B.C. as a means of preventing incursions from barbarian nomads.

Detailed explanation-3: -Construction of the series of Great Walls thus began. In 221B. C., Qin Shi Huang conquered the other six ducal states, unified China, became the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-207B.

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: -He is credited with building the Great Wall of China by uniting several preexisting defensive walls on the northern frontier; and reviled for a state-sponsored burning of Confucian works and other classics in 213 B.C.