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built to protect China from barbarians north of china
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after 1800 by European countries
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built by individuals who volunteered and received high payment for their services
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built to keep mythical monsters out of China
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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. Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world’s largest military structure.
Detailed explanation-2: -For millennia, Chinese leaders instituted wall-building projects to protect the land from northern, nomadic invaders.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the Qin Dynasty, the First Emperor of Qin inked the northern walls to prevent invasion from northern nations. In the Han Dynasty, the emperors extended the Great Wall far into today’s western China to protect the Silk Road trade.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.