Subject World Cultures I \"China and its Great Wall\" Please respond to the foll
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Subject World Cultures I
"China and its Great Wall" Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response: Describe two (2) specific aspects about the Great Wall of China, such as facts about its size, length, purposes, varied materials, labor force, and its phases of construction. Consider the various purposes of such a wall and its impact for good or bad, and compare the Chinese wall in this respect to some specific wall of more modern times. Explore China and Its Great Wall Chapter 7 (pp. 216-218, 225), early phases, (pp. 617-618) later phase
Explore wall interactively at http://www.airpano.ru/files/China-Great-Wall/2-2
Video at http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/other-shows/videos/discovery-atlas-china-revealed-the-great-wall.htm
UNESCO article at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/438
“China’s Wall Less Great in View from Space” article at http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.html
Explanation / Answer
Walls in olden days were built to protect the inmates from foreign invasions but today almost all the houses have walls. Although walls were told to protect the inmates from attacks and invasion, they normally don’t serve the purpose. Two such wall structures, one ancient and the other modern are The Great Wall of China and Berlin Wall respectively.
The building of the Great Wall of China was started by Qin dynasty in 260 BC and ended in 1500 AD. The length of the wall is nearly 20, 000 miles and it’s the oldest, longest and existing wall in the world. Nearly, 5, 00, 000 slaves were used to build the wall. The purpose of the wall was to prevent invaders from entering China, especially, the Mongols. Berlin wall was constructed in 1961 by East Berliners from escaping to West Berlin. The length of the wall is 103 miles long. The wall was eventually demolished in 1989. Both the walls have watchtowers and guards.