Building the Great Wall of China
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History, Architecture
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Engineering, Engineers
- Curriculum: Asian History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: China
- Date: c. 221-211
Article abstract: The Great Wall, a huge fortification constructed along the southern edge of the Mongolian plain, was designed to protect China from the northern barbarians.
Summary of Event
Although reliable records of early Chinese history are scarce, China had developed an agricultural society by 4000 b.c.e. Its northern neighbors, the Mongols, were nomads renowned for their fierceness. As small agricultural enclaves developed in China, it became necessary to defend them from their marauding neighbors to the north. The people living in these enclaves...
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