2007-01-19 19:04:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
Qin Shi Huang conquered all opposing states and unified China in 221 BC, establishing the Qin Dynasty. Intending to impose centralized rule and prevent the resurgence of feudal lords, he ordered the destruction of the wall sections that divided his empire along the former state borders. To protect the empire against intrusions by the Xiongnu people from the north, he ordered the building of a new wall that connects the remaining fortifications along the empire's new northern frontier.
2007-01-19 19:18:53 · answer #1 · answered by Crash 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
To properly understand the Great Wall, one needs to learn the history of China. The wall is actually segments of walls built over centuries of time from various kingdoms and dynasties.
But in history, the credit was given to the first emporor of Qin as he unified the "Middle Kingdom" from 7 kingdoms into 1, and jointed the segements together as well as expanded on it to be what it is today, more or less.
2007-01-20 06:00:35 · answer #2 · answered by minijumbofly 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Quan Emperor
2007-01-20 10:59:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prisoners, peasants, people along those lines. He wanted to create a boundary and at the same time, stop invasions from happening, but obviously, it wasn't that helpful because they could just walk around it (even though it was pretty long)
2007-01-20 21:29:55 · answer #4 · answered by saltboi88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chinese,to keep out Jehovah Witnesses !!
2007-01-20 03:08:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Chinese peasants press-ganged into servitude by the imperial army
2007-01-20 08:09:35 · answer #6 · answered by mr_uu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They outsourced it to cheap Indian labour.
Then the Indians built a call centre on top of it.
2007-01-20 04:50:17 · answer #7 · answered by TonyB 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
invested by king
planned by engineer
built by workers
2007-01-20 03:14:03 · answer #8 · answered by surulesh 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They out-laboured it to the Egyptian slaves.
2007-01-20 03:07:56 · answer #9 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Me, and bobby Magee
2007-01-20 03:33:59 · answer #10 · answered by Japan_is_home 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋