History homework help with Discussion of China and the Great Wall

History homework help with Discussion of China and the Great Wall

“China and its Great Wall” Please respond to the following:

• Describe two (2) specific aspects about the Great Wall of China, such as facts about its size, length, purposes, varied materials, labor force, and its phases of construction. Consider the various purposes of such a wall and its impact for good or bad, and compare the Chinese wall in this respect to some specific wall of more modern times.&νβσπ; &νβσπ;&νβσπ;
• Compare and contrast the Great Wall of China with The Tomb/Terra Cotta Army of Qin Shihuangdi. (see pages 216-217, 225-227 of your textbook). Which is his greatest legacy?  Or, take the opposite approach and present the case that neither was Qin Shihuangdi’s greatest legacy. 

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China and Its Great Wall

• Chapter 7 (pp. 216-218, 225), early phases, (pp. 617-618) later phase
• Explore wall interactively at http://www.panoramas.dk/7-wonders/great-wall.html
• Video at http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/other-shows/videos/discovery-atlas-china-revealed-the-great-wall.htm
• UNESCO article at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/438
• “China’s Wall Less Great in View from Space” article at http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.html