Building the Grand Canal and an Empire.

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Building the Grand Canal and an Empire.

By: Ethan SnellerAnd

Sienna Borchardt

The Grand Canal

• It was built to connect the most important rivers

• It also linked the northern and southern halves of China

• It was a 1000-mile long waterway• It was built in the Sui dynasty by peasents and

was opened in the year of 610 A.D

The Tang Dyasty

• They expanded China by expanding west, east, and north

• They rebuilt part of the Great Wall• They created the draft so that there would be

more soldiers• This Army protected China for 150 years

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Grand Canal Tang Army

Quiz:In which Dynasty did they expand China?

What Year did the Grand Canal openHow long was the Grand Canal?

True or false, did the Qin dynasty create the draft?

Answer:The Tang 610 A.d

1000 milesFalse, the Tang did

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