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HOW THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
WAS BUILT
The Great Wall of China
started out with big mounds
of dirt. Then they put on
bamboo over the mounds to
shape them. After shaping
the mounds they took clay
and shaped bricks. Lastly,
they placed the bricks on top
of the mounds.
It took approximately 500,000 people
to build the great wall convicts, forced
labors, and soldiers all contributed to
it’s construction. Hundreds of
thousands of people all helped build
the wall. This number may have even
climbed up to a million during some
periods of time. Even some regular
citizens were forced to build the wall
because there was such a desperate
need for labor
In the Qin dynasty, the wall was made
by certain methods. The laborers
would put a thick layer of raw earth on
the bottom. This was used as a
foundation of sorts. On top of that they
would put a layer of sand and silt
known as loess. After this foundation
had been built, rammed earth was
used to build up the wall developed.
Bricks and stones were made stronger
by cement formed with rice and lime.
WHY WAS THE GREAT WALL OF
CHINA BUILT
The Great Wall of China was
built about 2,000 years ago,
by several different Chinese
emperors , starting in BC
475, to protect the people
from their enemies, also
emperors wanted to protect
their border. The effort was
costly in materials and
manpower.
Over 1 million people died in its
construction. The wall had to be kept
well-guarded the expense of the
emperor. The wall also became useful
as a barrier when a battle was fought
at the border. Therefore, more then
one motive caused the building of the
wall. Since it was used to prevent
northern bandit tribes from crossing
the border, it was a point for the
emperor’s soldiers to gather and
defend. It was also a barrier to prevent
enemies from crossing the border.