Transcript It sure is a great wall.

" It sure is a great wall."
- US President Mr. Richard
Nixon, visiting the Great Wall in
1972.
Beginning of the Wall
Constructed in the 7th century B.C.
The Zhou Dynasty first constructed
“Walls”
Qin Dynasty: United China and improved
the “Walls”
–Came to be known as the “Great Wall”
The Great Wall Under the Qin
Used for Defensive Purposes
Not Effective: Too few soldiers,
Wall Easily Breached
After Qin Dynasty, Wall not
maintained.
As a result, it deteriorated
2,000 years later: Ming Come into Power
Ming Dynasty: Builds the Wall back up
It took the Ming Dynasty 200 Years to build
the Great Wall
This is the Wall we see today in China
Uses for the Great Wall
Ancient China: Used for Defensive Purposes
Not Effective
Today: Used to Hike, Bicycling,
Tourism
“Longest Cemetery in the
World”
Over 1 Million People were enslaved
working on the Wall.
Hundreds of Thousands Died from
Starvation and Exhaustion: Bodies
disposed of in the Rubble
Workers: slaves, criminals, farmers