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    The Great Wall of China

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    The Great Wall of China stretches over 6,700 kilometers across northern China and was built between the 5th century BC and the 16th century AD to protect against attacks from nomadic groups. It varies between 5 to 17 meters high and 5 to 7 meters wide. Materials used included limestone, granite, brick, and alternating layers of packed earth, gravel, and reeds. Watchtowers and barracks were built along the wall to help defend and signal attacks.

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    The Great Wall of China

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    The Great Wall of China stretches over 6,700 kilometers across northern China and was built between the 5th century BC and the 16th century AD to protect against attacks from nomadic groups. It varies between 5 to 17 meters high and 5 to 7 meters wide. Materials used included limestone, granite, brick, and alternating layers of packed earth, gravel, and reeds. Watchtowers and barracks were built along the wall to help defend and signal attacks.

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    The Great Wall of China stretches over 6,700 kilometers across northern China and was built between the 5th century BC and the 16th century AD to protect against attacks from nomadic groups. It varies between 5 to 17 meters high and 5 to 7 meters wide. Materials used included limestone, granite, brick, and alternating layers of packed earth, gravel, and reeds. Watchtowers and barracks were built along the wall to help defend and signal attacks.

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    The Great Wall of China

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    The Great Wall of China stretches over 6,700 kilometers across northern China and was built between the 5th century BC and the 16th century AD to protect against attacks from nomadic groups. It varies between 5 to 17 meters high and 5 to 7 meters wide. Materials used included limestone, granite, brick, and alternating layers of packed earth, gravel, and reeds. Watchtowers and barracks were built along the wall to help defend and signal attacks.

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    The Great Wall of China

    It is an old Chinese fortification, built and rebuilt between the 5th century BC. C. and the
    16th century to protect the northern border of the Chinese Empire during the successive
    imperial dynasties from the attacks of the Xiongnu nomads of Mongolia and Manchuria
    An immense size

     The huge building is in the north of the nation and goes from the
    Chinese agglomeration of Beijing to the Gobi desert.
     This fortified wall is between 5 and 7 meters long with a height
    that varies between 5 and 17 meters, depending on each portion of
    the wall.
     Travel one 6,700 kilometers. However, satellite studies have
    revealed that there are several segments (such as about 1 000 km
    more) that, unfortunately, have been left underground. In other
    words, the walled structure was even larger than it is now.
    Materials
    The materials used are those available in the surroundings
    of the construction. Limestone was used near Beijing. In
    other sites it was used granite or fired brick. Basically, it
    was a long wall of clay and sand, covered with several
    brick walls. That made it very resistant to siege weapon
    hits.
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    Materials

    Regarding the material of the part of the wall built


    during the Qin dynasty, the raw material depends on
    the availability of land, while the design and location
    of watchtowers, barracks and passages are selected on
    the basis of the advantages. strategies offered by the
    physical configuration of the regions. The walls are
    built in alternating layers of crushed gravel and reeds,
    they were covered with clay to be protected from
    erosion and to make it more difficult to climb.
    Watchtowers and
    barracks
    Forts were built along the wall, or directly built
    into the walls, with a system of smoke signals to
    warn of a Xiongnu attack

    To achieve the prompt arrival of reinforcements,


    the army made use of light, mainly for cavalry.
    The Great Wall of China also passes through the
    main trade routes, allowing for the control of
    imports.
    Each tower has unique and difficult-to-access stairs in a way that confuses the enemy. The
    barracks and administrative centers were located at greater distances. Along the wall there are
    battlements on the upper line of the vast majority of the wall, with defensive loopholes a little
    more than 30 cm high and around 23 cm wide.

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