Period two- The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall was built since 300BCE on the northern border of the country as the great military defence project of successive Chinese Empires, with a total length of more than 20,000 kilometres. It was initially built by the legalist emperor Shi Huangdi during the Qin Dynasty and was continuously built by his successors. The Great Wall begins in the east at Shanhaiguan in Hebei province and ends at Jiayuguan in Gansu province to the west. Its main body consists of walls, horse tracks, watch towers, and shelters on the wall, and includes fortresses and passes along the Wall.

Its main purpose during ancient Chinese era was to defence the empire against the nomadic invaders. Demonstrating the empire’s military might is another reason of this mass construction that took away many peasant workers’ lives.

The Great wall is one of the most significant architecture in world history that served for different purpose throughout the change of time. Not only did the Great Wall secured the Chinese Empire, it represents an outstanding example of the superb military ,architecture, technology and art of ancient China. The Great Wall is currently an UNESCO site that attracted hordes of tourists throughout the year.

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Political- Empires: The Great Wall shows the military might of the Chinese Empire in which the government could afford to construct such a massive architecture that stretches throughout the empire.

Cultural- architecture: The Great Wall is the only work built by human hand on this planet that can be seen from the moon. Being well-designed, the Great Wall consisted of  walls, horse tracks, watch towers, and shelters on the wall, forcefully defend the empire.
Economic- The Great Wall is one of the most popular tourist site in China that brought economic prosperity to the surrounding area.

U. (1992). The Great Wall. Retrieved from http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/438
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