POST COLD WAR WORLD
RISE OF CHINA
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Question
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What was the extent and purpose of the Great Wall of China?
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Protect China from Northern invaders
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Protect China from Sourthern invaders
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Protect China from Western invaders
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Protect China from Eastern invaders
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The wall was built to help keep out northern invaders like the Mongols. Smaller walls had been built over the years, but the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, decided that he wanted a single giant wall to protect his northern borders.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Wall is not just a single city wall, but a complex defense system composed of various fortifications such as ridgeline walls, watchtowers, beacons, fortresses, and military towns, which were garrisoned with troops on the frontier. The main purpose of building the Great Wall was for defense.
Detailed explanation-3: -For millennia, Chinese leaders instituted wall-building projects to protect the land from northern, nomadic invaders.
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