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1 The Great Wall of China & Terra Cotta Warriors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23oHqNEqRyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP5p4QbvPtc

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3 History of the Great Wall  Created to protect the country of China from invaders  The wall was used as a way for China to keep its military up high from intruders.  The wall was began sometime between 770 BC and 476 BC.  Construction of the wall did not stop until 1644 (with the end of the Ming dynasty)

4 The Great Wall’s purpose  Protection  Military advantage  Tourism

5 Who was responsible for the Wall?  China was not always a large country, it was once broken up into small states.  The Qin Dynasty was the first group of people to start piecing small parts of the wall together.  Packed Earth

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7 Terra Cotta Warriors  A form of funerary art for the emperor Qin Shi Huang in China.  There are more than 8,000 soldiers, 150 chariots, and 520 horses.  Discovered in 1978 by local farmers

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9 Emperor- Someone who reigns entirely over a territory. Archeology- The Scientific study of the material of human life from the past. Terra Cotta- A fired clay used for making statues and vases and for architecture (such as a roof)


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