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The Great Wall of China
was built to keep out the Xiongnu, or nomads from attacking Chinese farmers and traders.
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The wall was built to close off bordering countries.
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The Chinese first made the Great Wall by digging dirt from the ground, next piled up dirt, after that the Chinese made a wooden frame around the dirt wall.
Qin Shihuangdi forced farmers and workers to make the Great Wall of China
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Made military farms along the wall for food.
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Qin Shihuangdi decided he wanted one single giant wall, instead of many smaller walls.
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Qin put over 3,000 people to work on the wall, but it actually took 1,700 years to build.
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When the Great Wall of China was finished, it had took around 1,000,000 deaths. Here is the weird part: those deaths were the people whom built it.
The Great Wall of China extends into various terrain, its highest point is over 5,000 feet above sea level.
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A. The significance of the Great Wall of China is that it has prevented enemies from invading and destroying China.
Answer For B
B. China would be different because the Great Wall of China is one of the seven wonders of the world. Another is that it holds information and history about ancient China.
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