Transcript The Great Wall

The Great Wall
By Elizabeth Mann
CRAFTSMEN
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Skilled workers
Skilled craftsmen
were needed to build
the Great Wall of
China.
DOMAIN
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The territory
ruled by a
government
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The goal of the
Chinese emperors
was to protect
China’s domain.
DURABLE
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Sturdy and longlasting
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Some trash bags are
more durable than
others.
DYNASTY
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A line of rulers from one
family.
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Most of the wall we see
today was built by the
Ming Dynasty.
EXCLUDING
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Keeping someone or
something out.
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Don’t you hate when you
see your friends
excluding others?
EXTRAVAGANCE
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Wasteful spending on
luxuries.
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The hard, simple life of
the workers and soldiers
was far different from
the extravagance in the
Ming dynasty’s royal
court.
LABORERS
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Workers who do
tasks that do not
require special skills.

The laborers worked
hard to build the
house.
MASSIVE
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Large and
solid.
The new
building was
massive.
NOMADIC
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Moving from place to
place.
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The early settlers were
nomadic people.
STEPPE
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A vast, dry, grassy plain.
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There was a flat
grassland called the
steppe where the Great
Wall was built.
TERRAIN
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The physical
features of an
area of land.
The great wall
is built on many
different
terrains.
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