How old is the great wall of china?

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Answer 1

"The Great Wall of China, also known in China as the Great Wall of 10,000, is an ancient Chinese fortification built from the end of the 14th century until the beginning of the 17th century, during the Ming Dynasty, in order to protect China from raids by the Mongols and Turkic tribes."

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Answer 2

The Great Wall has more than 2000 years history,it's construction started during Ancient Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring Stated Period (770-221 B.C.) At that time, walls were built by some warring states to protect their own territories. In 221 B.C., Qin Shihuang, who became the first emperor of a unified China, linked the separate walls into a ¡°ten-thousand-li wall¡± to defend against invaders from the North. From then on, the Great Wall was continuously extended and repaired by following dynasties. Most of wall has deteriorated badly; at present, the best preserved is the wall built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)).

Answer 3

The great wall was built by the first Emperor about 2000 thousand years ago.

it was protect from the invasion of the Mongolia

it was repair by a lot of the dynasty , like Ming dynasty

but it was not built in tne Ming dynasty

The first Emperior did three great things for China - reform the Chinese writing, reform the coin system and built the road to connnect the main cities. (the first transportation system)

He was the one use thosand of people to build the Great Wall -
and the male workers waork like a slave and die

Answer 4

Originally the Great Wall in China has a history more than 2000 years, while the wall we see today are from different dynasties with different history. There are more than 7 sections of Great Wall open to the public in Beijing, and every section has its own stories.

More info for visit
http://www.umetravel.com/webPro/travelGuide/beiJing/sights_Attractions_greatWall.jsp

Answer 5

Are you asking the great wall as we know it today? That was built between the 14th and 17th centuries - During the Ming Dynasty. However, there has been parts of the great wall going back to the spring and autumn period - about 500-600 BCE.

Answer 6

4000

Answer 7

anything you need to know about the wall.....you'll find it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_wall_of_china