Throughout billions of years, Earth’s ground has been formed and transformed through a combination of geological events resulting in canyons, basins, mountains, etc. One of the oldest and most unique geological park is the The Grand Canyon. Today, the Grand Canyon is consider one of most fascinating natural wonders of the world due to its natural features and rock deposition that date back to millions of years ago.…
Later emperors added to, refurbished and built more of the Great Wall through the northern regions to keep out invaders…
The Great Wall of China was originally built by the Qin & Han Dynasty , their reasoning for building the Great Wall were they needed protection from the Xiongnu Mongols . However the Benefits did not outweigh the Cost. According to Document C , it shows that building the wall had a lot of cost instead of benefits some of the cost were soldiers had to work on it for years 300,000 men had to leave there homes and that thousands of soldiers died from hunger , sickness, and extreme heat or cold . This shows that if the Great Wall was not built then all of those men would not have died .…
(Doc A) used at the northern border (Doc B) slaves, willing peasants and convicts were selected to settle near the wall as a barrier. (Doc C) the Xiongnu tribute was were they gave silks and other thing to the Xiongnu witch helped the Xiongnu calm down and made them not want to attack the wall or the people as much.The Wall also provide protection on the northern border from the Xiongnu. Without the wall on the northern border many more people could of died from invasions from the Xiongnu. The people that were forced to settle near the wall was a smart decision because they were not very important already but when they settled near the border it helped as a second barrier against the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu tribute helped a lot because it made the Xiongnu calm down and make them not attack the wall or the people that is why it…
| The longest structure ever built by man, covering about 4000 miles, is the ___Great Wall _________ ______________ _______ ____________.…
The Great Wall of Ancient China was built by the two dynasties, the Qin first started to building the Great Wall, then the Han continued to build the wall, but the reason why the two dynasties wanted to build the wall was to protect from the Xiongnu and other invaders invading, but all the benefits of the wall didn't outweigh the cost of building wall. The wall was constructed be thousands of soldiers, slaves, peasants, etc. Many died due to to hunger, dehydration, and extreme whether. In Document C, it states, " ... tens of thousands of soldiers died from hunger, sickness, and extreme heat or cold. No exact numbers of deaths are available. "…
The Great Wall of China is one of the biggest walls we know today. Many previous rulers of China had made walls to keep the Northern invaders out, but Qin Shi Huangdi was the first person to join these walls to make one giant wall of protection. Shi Huangdi forced criminals and slaves work to create this wall. Altogether, 500,000 people worked to create the Great Wall, out of which 400,000…
Walls are a big part of our history. Whether they are a major tourist attraction, costing America billions of dollars, or separating a country, they play a big part in our lives. The Seattle gum wall, the wall on the border between Mexico and the US, and the Berlin wall are a few examples of important walls in the world.…
The Great Wall was built by the Qin & the Han Dynasty. They built the wall to keep out the Mongols. However, the benefits did not outweigh the cost. According to Document C, soldiers were forced to leave their families. And many of them died from starvation. The cause of the soldiers dying was from the building of the Great Wall and not having enough resources. With the soldiers dying there will be a lower population & less soldiers to defend the people of there village. Next, according to Document B, the Han Dynasty still had to pay tribute to the Mongols even after the wall was built. This shows the benefits did not outweigh the cost because the Han Dynasty was still losing resources and soldiers. In the end the benefits did not…
Beginning of the Ming Dynasty there was a new time of cultural and artistic growth in China (China in the Middle Ages). Under the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall of China is fortified and rebuilt. China has less contact and less in common with other countries. The great wall of china is 13,170.7 mile long, the Great Wall of China was built from soldiers, normal people, and criminals (Who, When and Why Built the Great Wall of China?). They started the Construction in the Spring and fall Periods 770 - 476 BC and lasted until 1368-1644. The next thing you know the wall was expanded, repaired, and modified. The wall was made to protect and save people from attacks, it was created for defence and providing the chinese safeness in china. The wall prevents attacks from other states and countries, it was mainly made for protecting from other tribes. (Who, When and Why Built the Great Wall of China?)…
It is true that most people today think that the Great Wall of China is just a tourist attraction but, have you ever thought about the cost and benefits of building the wall? The three main reasons I think the benefits did not outweigh the costs because of the reasons stated, there were many deaths, harsh working conditions, and the Xiongnu tribute. It is in my opinion that I think the benefits did not outweigh the costs.…
The Grand Canyon is in Arizona and its long-axis length is 227 miles. The width of the Grand Canyon is 4 to 18 miles. The Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado River. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major component of preservation of the Grand Canyon area,visited on occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery. The Grand Canyon is a river valley in the Colorado Plateau,it is significant because of the ancient rocks.…
The person that thought of the Great Wall is Qin Shi Huang, he died in 210 B.C due to poisoning. Although he died in an unnatural way he was born February 18, 259 B.C in Handan China. Then he was buried in Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Lintong District, China. His children were Qin Er Shi, Fusu, and Gao.…
There were Monuments as large as buildings. Museums full of information things from decades ago. The most interesting to me was the Washington Monument. It was taller than most buildings in Washington. The Washington Monument is one of the most famous Monuments in the world. This amazingly tall Monument has something behind it called the reflecting pool.…
Within the Grand Canyon lays the Colorado River, which scientists believe carved it out 17 million years ago, much earlier than the previous estimate of 6 million years (Wilford). The river consumes the area over time, eventually forming the magnificent canyon that we see today. The canyon runs east-west so it has a North Rim and a South Rim. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide and 5,000 feet deep (Grand Canyon Facts). It contains several ecosystems and hundreds of unique species of animals and over a thousand species of plants (Grand Canyon Facts).…