Our group was assigned to join ideas about some of the history how and

why The Great Wall of China was built. We decided to look for more information
at home. We shared our knowledge after searching about the Great Wall of
China.
The Great Wall of China is an ancient series of walls and fortifications,
totaling more that 13, 000 miles in length, located in Northern China. The Great
Wall was built in the 14th century through 17th centuries A.D., during the Ming
dynasty. Perhaps the most recognizable symbol of China and its long and vivid
history, the Great Wall of China was originally developed by Emperor Qin Shi
Huang in the third century B.C. as a means of preventing incursion from barbarian
nomads. Before the invaders come, the remaining dynasty formulated solutions
to prevent invaders in attacking. But sometimes, they failed to maintain the
security of their nation that caused the destruction of the Great Wall. Since then,
the Great Wall of China was rebuilt, modified or extended throughout Chinese
history for over 2,000 years by millions of Chinese people drafted in for the task.
The labor force built the Great Wall includes workers, soldiers, forcibly recruited
peasants, slaves, convicts and war prisoners. It is said that as many as 400,000
people died during the wall’s construction; many of these workers were buried
within the wall itself.
The Great Wall designers took advantage of the terrain, and built at
strategic places to repel invaders most effectively. From the Great Wall relics, we
can see that the wall is either built along mountain ridges, across mountain
passes, or across key transportation areas on flat land. Before the use of bricks,
the Great Wall was mainly built from rammed earth, stones, and wood. During
the Ming, however, bricks were heavily used in many areas of the wall, as were
materials such as tiles, limes, and stones.
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