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The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world has been said to be the only manmade architecture that can be seen from space. It was built over 2,000 years ago to protect China from its enemies. These barbarians had been riding their horses into China, killing the people and stealing their possessions. The first emperor of China decided to put a stop to these attacks. So he began to make the biggest manmade structure known on Earth. Thousands of men worked making bricks and blocks of stone for the wall. There were no machines; so everything was done by their hands. The wall is about 25 feet tall. It is over 2,000 miles long. It would take you days to walk the entire Great Wall. It is wide enough, in some places, for nine soldiers to march side by side. It is also very steep and winds up the mountains. Every 200 yards along the wall was a large watchtower. Smoke signals were passed from tower to tower to warn the Chinese army if barbarians tried to attack. Many people from all over the world go to China to visit the Great Wall.
Answer these questions. 1. What is the largest known man made architecture? _____________________________________________________________ 2.How many miles long is the Great wall? _____________________________________________________________ 3. Why did the emperor want to build the Great wall? _____________________________________________________________ 4.Why do you think the Great Wall can be seen from space? _____________________________________________________________ 5. Why would the Chinese send smoke signals in the air? _____________________________________________________________ 6. If you were the emperor would you have built the Great Wall? why? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________