1. LANDMARKS By Maya and Ariella

2. HOW THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA WAS BUILT The Great Wall of China started out with big mounds of dirt. Then they put on bamboo over the mounds to shape them. After shaping the mounds they took clay and shaped bricks. Lastly, they placed the bricks on top of the mounds.

3. It took approximately 500,000 people to build the great wall convicts, forced labors, and soldiers all contributed to it’s construction. Hundreds of thousands of people all helped build the wall. This number may have even climbed up to a million during some periods of time. Even some regular citizens were forced to build the wall because there was such a desperate need for labor

4. In the Qin dynasty, the wall was made by certain methods. The laborers would put a thick layer of raw earth on the bottom. This was used as a foundation of sorts. On top of that they would put a layer of sand and silt known as loess. After this foundation had been built, rammed earth was used to build up the wall developed. Bricks and stones were made stronger by cement formed with rice and lime.

5. WHY WAS THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA BUILT The Great Wall of China was built about 2,000 years ago, by several different Chinese emperors, starting in BC 475, to protect the people from their enemies, also emperors wanted to protect their border. The effort was costly in materials and manpower.

6. Over 1 million people died in its construction. The wall had to be kept well- guarded the expense of the emperor. The wall also became useful as a barrier when a battle was fought at the border. Therefore, more then one motive caused the building of the wall. Since it was used to prevent northern bandit tribes from crossing the border, it was a point for the emperor’s soldiers to gather and defend. It was also a barrier to prevent enemies from crossing the border.

7. It took over 1,700 years to build the Great Wall. The Great Wall at the end looked surprisingly different from the wall at the beginning.