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The Great Wall of China |
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Social Studies - Grade 6 - Mr. Coco, Mr. DiCocco and Mrs. Zyskowski |
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This is your chance to find out about one of the greatest feats that mankind has ever undertaken. The Great Wall of China is NOT one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The reason may have been because the Greeks (who proposed the list of Wonders) were not aware of the existence of the wall in the 5th century (see the Discovery Channel site). Once you have answered the following questions, be sure to read and answer the Big Question at the end.
Read the question and then click on the site listed below it to find the answer. During your search you will discover that some of the sites have conflicting information. For that reason, be sure you answer the question from the page provided for that question.
| 1. Why were the individual walls originally built? Great Wall of China - travel site |
| 2.Why were these individual walls connected along the northern border of China? The Great Wall - Purdue University |
| 3. Who was the emperor who ordered that the Great Wall be built? (That is, he had the original walls connected and then ordered more
to be added to it.) The Great Wall of China - Marilyn Shea |
| 4. How long is the Great Wall? All aboard - The Great Wall of China |
| 5. How wide and tall is the wall? All Aboard - The Great Wall of China |
| 6. What materials were used to build the original walls? Construction of the Great Wall of China |
| 7. Later the wall was built of what materials? Secrets of the Great Wall - (Secrets of the Ming Wall) |
| 8. How were messages sent along the wall? The Great Wall: A virtual tour |
| 9. How was the Great Wall defended? All About the Great Wall of China |
| 10. Did the wall serve its purpose (to protect China)?
Explain Great Wall of China |
| Now that you have found the answers to these
questions, you have probably learned a lot more about The Great
Wall of China. So here is the Big Question:
Why do many people consider this structure one of the great wonders of the world? (you may use some facts from above, or you may
include some of the other facts you found while you were reading,
but be careful about thinking that the wall may be seen from the
moon. That is not correct information.) |