Why did the Chinese build the qin dynasty great wall and the great wall of china?

Answer 1

The Great Wall originally existed as segments of walls between rival factions. When these were united around 221 BC (by emperor Qin Shi Huang), the wall was joined, lengthened, and fortified to keep out invaders from the north of China.

There are small forts at intervals that could be used for defensive forces, and ramparts and turrets from which weapons could be fired.

Answer 2

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The great wall was built & rebuilt to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from the Hun's and Mongolian attacks during the rule of successive dynasties.

Answer 3

ShiHuangDi, the emperor of China at the time of the building of the Great Wall, wanted to keep out Northern barbarians, so he forced thousands of slaves to labor for 30 years to build the Great Wall of China.

Answer 4

As a thriving empire and civilisation, China was under constant threat from barbarians and hostile invasions, drawn to the lands by its immense wealth and agricultural fertility.

The Great Wall of China was built to defend the vast empire from these constant threats. Originally built in the seventh century B.C, as defences for the northern feudal states of the Zhou Dynasty, all the walls were eventually merged together by Qin Shi Huang, forming the Great Wall of China, to defend the lands from the constant threats of invaders, especially the Mongols from the north.

As well as defending China from hostile invasions, the Great Wall of China also prevented citizens from leaving China and served as a safeguard for trading routes, including the famous Silk Road.

Answer 5

Shi Huang Di built the great wall during his rule of the Qin Dynasty to protect his empire from the Mongols.

Answer 6

The Chinese built the Great wall to protect them from the mongols,tactics, and other nomads.

Answer 7

The Great Wall of China was an instrument of war. They built it for defence.

Answer 8

The Great Wall of China was originally built to keep out the barbarians and Mongols.

Answer 9

The Great Wall of China was built to keep out invaders and enemies .

Answer 10

The Chinese made the Great Wall to keep out demons like the Huns because the emperor was paranoid