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=Great Wall of China - all forms=

**__Final Copy__** __ ** Introduction ** __ The Great Wall of China is one of the seven wonders of the world and one of the most impressive structures ever built. People travel from around the world to see it's historical and cultural beauty and for good reason. The Great Wall of China connects to many historical events from ancient China and brought with it a cultural influence. Now it's time to explore the history and culture surrounding The Great Wall of China. __ **Construction and General Information of the Great Wall of China** __ The Great Wall of China began construction during the year 221 B.C. It was built using countless rock and stone slabs with bricks covering the sides. Most of the wall was about 20 feet wide and 15 to 30 feet high depending on the terrain. Also towers were installed about every 100 to 200 yards apart. These towers were around 40 feet high and served as lookout posts. After over 1000 years of building and renevating the Great Wall of China was finished during the Ming Dynasty around the 1500s. During the construction over 2 million men died, many of who were entombed inside the great wall itself. The Great Wall is the longest structure ever built and at one point was 6,000 kilometers long. This is some information about the wall istself and the constuction of it.

__History of The Great Wall of China__
The Great Wall of China is a great creation created by the Chinese it served them for protection and to keep things inside the wall. The Great Wall of China has many purposes and characteristics and a great history. The Great Wall of China is a very long wall thats purpose is to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire. The Great Wall was started in 221 B.C. to 1500s. The Great Wall was also built to keep the semi-nomadic people's horses out of China from stealing goods. The Wall was also built to keep the stolen goods inside. It was also built to protect China from the Mongolians for protection. The Great Wall was started by the emperor Qin Shi Huangdi. The Great Wall took over 1000 years to build and renovate. The Great Wall of China is also called "Wan-Li Qang-Qeng". Which means in english is 10,000 Li-wang walls. The Great Wall spans 4000 miles and is 4-6 meters high. The Great Wall of China is a great invention made by the Chinese because, it protected the people, kept stolen goods inside and prevented other thieves from coming inside. The Great Wall made the Chinese Empires better and without the wall the Chinese Empire would not be as famous and successful today.

__Sections of the Great Wall of China__
The Great Wall of China was developed over a very long period of time to defend from attackers to the north, and to protect bandits on the way to the Takalamakan Desert frrom Banits, Theives, and Nomads. During the time of war the great wall was up, the 3 sections built by the Yan, Zhao, and Ex-Qin States were all disconnected and easily breached by attackers. In one push to make the great wall a wall he ordered every section connected and any damaged sections restored to working order. The entire wall was made mostly by local resources such as Stone in the higher elevations and mud in the lower plains of china, using this method lowered the time it took to get resources to and from the construction site and overall sped up the process. Today some of the wall still stands, good portions are 4 to 6 meters high and dotted with relics. The Ming Dynasty section is worn away and no longer visible, but the imprint is clearly visible as the northern most point of wall. __**Culture and troubles of the Great Wall of China by Tom**__ The Great Wall of China's culture has developed throughout the many dynasties that it was constructed in. Many stories and legends have arrised from the Great Wall of China's construction and its location's terrain, being very steep,caused a great number of problems that the builders had to face. The Great Wall of China was constructed first in the 5th century B.C. under the rule of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. The emperor's main idea was to protect himself and all of China from their northern threat, the Mongolians. At the time, the Great Wall of China was built when China had been broken up into different states although, over time China did become unified and collaborated to finish the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall of China stretches from the city of Shanhaiguan to Gansu province combining the cultures from each of the different terrains and people and also the regions of China.The Great Wall of China was built over twenty different dynasties and between the 5th and 16th centurie and combining the different cultures from all of the different dynasties and emperors that oversaw the construction of it. Most of the Great Wall was constructed in the Ming Dynasty under the rule of Yung-lo and said to of had one million men guarding the wall at the time. The two to three million men that died protecting the Great Wall of China or constructing it were barried inside the wall which perserves the Great Wall's people and culture. **__Sources__** http://www.destination360.com/asia/china/great-wall-of-china.php http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china_great_wall/ http://www.greatwall-of-china.com/51/great-wall-history-1.html http://www.greatwall-of-china.com/51-17/the-great-wall-of-the-qin-dynasty.html http://www.greatwall-of-china.com/ http://www.chinahighlights.com/greatwall/ http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/China/03/Tmuzzillo/Tmuzzillo.htm http://www.crystalinks.com/chinawall.html http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/greatwall/Allabout.html http://towerweb.net/alt-lib/histgeo/greatwall.shtml [|www.cap.nsw.edu.au/.../ great_wall_of_china.htm] [|www.janisb.com/ blog/travel-goals/] [|itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/.../] [|www.paulnoll.com/.../ Great-Wall-Badaling-2.html] Tom H- G period Justin C-Fperiod Jeremy S-C period Patrick S B period