Why was the construction of the Great Wall so important to China ? Why was the construction of the Great Wall so important to China ?

Imagine carrying a 300 pound stone. Imagine carrying a 300 pound stone. How would this make you feel? How would this make you feel? Well, the Great Wall is made out of millions of these stones and other types of materials. Well, the Great Wall is made out of millions of these stones and other types of materials. Each one of the stones have to be in an exact shape or the enemies can take control and break in. Each one of the stones have to be in an exact shape or the enemies can take control and break in. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION

The Chinese worked on the Great Wall for over 1700 years. The Chinese worked on the Great Wall for over 1700 years. About 3000 people worked on the wall during the Qin Dynasty. About 3000 people worked on the wall during the Qin Dynasty.

The Great Wall stretches over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles)

That’s longer than the distance across from New York to California by about 1,000 miles!!!!

You can see it from… Space!!

Each emperor who came to power added pieces of the wall to protect their dynasties. The wall was not a solid wall, it was a line of disconnected barricades. Each emperor who came to power added pieces of the wall to protect their dynasties. The wall was not a solid wall, it was a line of disconnected barricades. Emperor Qin was the First to begin construction of the Great Wall

Emperor Qin used peasants, captured enemies, criminals, to build the wall. Emperor Qin used peasants, captured enemies, criminals, to build the wall. It was a form of slave labor. It was a form of slave labor. It was very dangerous to work on the wall of China. It was very dangerous to work on the wall of China. Chinese saying: “Each stone in the wall represents a life lost in the walls construction”. Chinese saying: “Each stone in the wall represents a life lost in the walls construction”.

Why barricade their land? 1) Emperor Qin wanted to protect his people from the Mongol invaders to the North. 1) Emperor Qin wanted to protect his people from the Mongol invaders to the North. 2) China wanted to be isolated from the other countries 2) China wanted to be isolated from the other countries 3) Fear of outside world 3) Fear of outside world

Lets Think! 1) Why do people build walls? 1) Why do people build walls? Protection, to live within them (home) So lets think real hard about this now…. 2) What are some other examples of walls that we know? 2) What are some other examples of walls that we know? a) Wall Street b) Wall between Mexico & United States

Wall Street Many years ago when New York was New Amsterdam ((a Dutch colony)), Wall Street was literally a Wall - the most northern part of the colony separating the Dutch from the unfriendly "hostiles" in the wilderness to the north..... Many years ago when New York was New Amsterdam ((a Dutch colony)), Wall Street was literally a Wall - the most northern part of the colony separating the Dutch from the unfriendly "hostiles" in the wilderness to the north.....

Wall between Mexico & U.S. People who WANT to build a wall between Mexico and the United States. “Border watches" exist to look for illegal immigrants who try to cross the border.

The Great Wall was a series of small walls that were built between B.C and B.C.).

The wall stretches was built on mountain tops to keep invaders out, and move soldiers quickly.

The wall that was built on flat land was also made of stamped earth. There were parts of the various dynasties that did not run along mountain tops, which were harder to defend.

There was a watchtower built every 100 meters or so. They were intended to watch for enemies and light signal fires to warn people that an attack was coming.

The watchtowers had windows that were use to watch for enemies and to shoot arrows. They provided safety, too.

Other Interesting Things About the Great Wall of China? The Ming Dynasty emperors had the most work done on the wall, and the best work because they used bricks and stone instead of rammed (stamped) earth. Commoners were forced to build the wall, where hundreds of thousands died from cold, heat, hunger, or abuse. Many of these peasants were BURIED IN THE WALL and have been unearthed by archaeologists. It’s the largest human-built structure in the world.

What do you learn from these paintings?

What do you learn from this?

It’s the THE WALL OF STEEL!