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By making the Great Wall like the dragon’s back, it would be a good omen and will lead the Chinese to victory!
Why barricade their land?
1) Emperor Qin wanted to protect his people from the Mongol invaders to the North.
Quiz
1) Why was the social hierarchy of China different then that of others?
2) Where did the emperor receive his power? 3) How did the dynastic circle look like:
a. old dynasty -> new dynasty -> disaster –> b. new dynasty-> old dynasty-> disaster -> c. disaster -> old dynasty -> new dynasty
Aim: Why was the construction of the Great Wall so important to
• The Great Wall stretches over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles)
That’s longer than the distance across from New York to California by about 1,000 miles!!!!
Lets Think!
1) Why do people build walls? Protection, to live within them (home)
Emperor Qin used peasants, captured enemies, criminals, to build the wall.
It was a form of slave labor.
It was very dangerous to work on the wall of China.
The Chinese worked on the Great Wall for over 1700 years.
About 3000 people worked on the wall during the Qin Dynasty.
It’s 6,400 km (4,000 miles)[ miles long.
Well, the Great Wall is made out of millions of these stones and other types of materials.
Each one of the stones have to be in an exact shape or the enemies can take control and break in.
You can see it from…
Space!!
Emperor Qin was the First to begin construction of the Great Wall
Each emperor who came to power added pieces of the wall to protect their dynasties. The wall was not a solid wall, it was a line of disconnected barricades.
Beliefs of the Great
Wall
The belief of the Great Wall is that it is told that the Chinese made the Great Wall twist and turn not only to protect China but to make it represent the long back of the mighty dragon!
China ?
Looking Beyond the
Pictures: Analyzing PLeabharlann Baiduotographs
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION
Imagine carrying a 300 pound stone.
How would this make you feel?
Bricks were used most often because its light weight made the construction much quicker.
In the Gobi Desert, the workers would create pounded earth to continue building the wall. However, these parts were destroyed much easier than other parts of the wall.
Chinese saying: “Each stone in the wall represents a life lost in the walls construction”.
Construction
The Great Wall is made mostly out of granite and bricks.
2) China wanted to be isolated from the other countries 3) Fear of outside world
Virtual Tour of Wall
http://www.thechinaguide.com/index.php?action =activity/greatWallOfChina
Why barricade their land?
1) Emperor Qin wanted to protect his people from the Mongol invaders to the North.
Quiz
1) Why was the social hierarchy of China different then that of others?
2) Where did the emperor receive his power? 3) How did the dynastic circle look like:
a. old dynasty -> new dynasty -> disaster –> b. new dynasty-> old dynasty-> disaster -> c. disaster -> old dynasty -> new dynasty
Aim: Why was the construction of the Great Wall so important to
• The Great Wall stretches over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles)
That’s longer than the distance across from New York to California by about 1,000 miles!!!!
Lets Think!
1) Why do people build walls? Protection, to live within them (home)
Emperor Qin used peasants, captured enemies, criminals, to build the wall.
It was a form of slave labor.
It was very dangerous to work on the wall of China.
The Chinese worked on the Great Wall for over 1700 years.
About 3000 people worked on the wall during the Qin Dynasty.
It’s 6,400 km (4,000 miles)[ miles long.
Well, the Great Wall is made out of millions of these stones and other types of materials.
Each one of the stones have to be in an exact shape or the enemies can take control and break in.
You can see it from…
Space!!
Emperor Qin was the First to begin construction of the Great Wall
Each emperor who came to power added pieces of the wall to protect their dynasties. The wall was not a solid wall, it was a line of disconnected barricades.
Beliefs of the Great
Wall
The belief of the Great Wall is that it is told that the Chinese made the Great Wall twist and turn not only to protect China but to make it represent the long back of the mighty dragon!
China ?
Looking Beyond the
Pictures: Analyzing PLeabharlann Baiduotographs
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION
Imagine carrying a 300 pound stone.
How would this make you feel?
Bricks were used most often because its light weight made the construction much quicker.
In the Gobi Desert, the workers would create pounded earth to continue building the wall. However, these parts were destroyed much easier than other parts of the wall.
Chinese saying: “Each stone in the wall represents a life lost in the walls construction”.
Construction
The Great Wall is made mostly out of granite and bricks.
2) China wanted to be isolated from the other countries 3) Fear of outside world
Virtual Tour of Wall
http://www.thechinaguide.com/index.php?action =activity/greatWallOfChina