One of the world's most perplexing of life's mysteries, along
with the construction of the pyramids, is WHY the Great Wall
of China was built.
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Almost everyone gullibly accepts the proposition that the the
Great Wall was built for only one reason: to prevent China
from being invaded.
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Then there are others ( i.e., some Chinese historical
scholars) who claim it was built to serve as a permanent
barrier between the agricultural Chinese in the south and the
Xiong Nu (the nomadic cattle-raisers) in the north, since they
apparently got along as well as cats and dogs.
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Nonsense!
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Anyone with a semblance of common sense realizes that, if the
Great Wall had been constructed to keep an enemy out or to
keep the peace within, it never would've have been extended to
such a great length -- nearly 4,000 miles -- and continue
through so many isolated areas, including the mountains and
along the borders of deserts, a great distance from
civilization.
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And, besides, the Great Wall --- about 25 feet high --
couldn't have done an adequate job of protecting the Chinese
from an invasion anyway.
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This was proven explicitly eight centuries ago when the
Mongolian hordes of Generalisimo Genghis Khan successfully
scaled the wall at numerous locations and eventually conquered
most of China.
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The real reason The Great Wall of China was originally
constructed had nothing whatsoever to do with preventing an
invasion but, instead, to keep the Chinese inside China. <
China's leaders admantly opposed the mingling of their people
with those in neighboring countries -- preventing romantic
interludes and a mixing of the races -- that, with what would
be considered religious fervor, they ordered the start of the
mindboggling, gargantuan undertaking.
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This is how concerned the leaders were about the possible
``contamination'' of the Chinese race by mingling -- and
mating -- with non-Chinese.
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Many scientific textbooks claim that construction of the
original section of The Great Wall began around 400 B.C. but
various scientists, especially the Chinese, seriously question
this dating and believe it had begun much earlier.
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Indeed, it did.
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Granted, there may well have been a variety of good reasons
for extending the Great Wall later on (after it was almost
2,000 miles long).
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But the sole purpose for starting construction in the first
place was to keep their race pure (which is precisely what a
Johnny-Come-Lately attempted to do -- in an evil, hideous,
horrible way -- in Nazi Germany in the 1930s.)
2006-10-09 11:07:48
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answer #1
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answered by Chikana24/7 3
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No, it was built to keep out the Mongolians when they were waging war.
2006-10-09 11:06:12
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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No. It was built to keep out Mongols.
2006-10-09 11:05:50
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answer #3
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answered by Kuji 7
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No. Unless they were Mongolian rabbits.
2006-10-09 11:13:26
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answer #4
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answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7
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no it was to protect themselfs from the other team wen they were fighting
2006-10-09 14:01:16
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answer #5
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answered by ;p 5
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absolutely. No go tell that to your teacher
2006-10-09 11:10:20
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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No
2006-10-09 11:11:27
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answer #7
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answered by Anonymous
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