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__ Then Great Wall of China __ The Great Wall of China was built and is kept in shape. It’s also one of the largest manmade objects in the world. It’s important because it was built with wisdom, dedication, blood, sweat, and tears. It also shows how smart people were back then to have made such a magnificent object. ([|www.chinahighlights.com]) __ History __ The Great Wall of China was made in the Ming dynasty in 221 BC. (Knight) The towers built along the walls turning points where made for guiders and signal points. (www.thinkquest.org) they didn’t want to trade with the Mongols, so they built the wall for protection because they didn’t have the proper military protection. ([|www.thinkquest.org]) __ Greatest wonder in the world __ The great wall, since it was built, has been named one of the greatest wonders of the world. (www.GreatWallofChinaatBeijing.com) China has also become united into one unified country and is not separated because of this great wall. A lot of the wall has been preserved very well, and some has been rebuilt for tourist attractions. ([|www.chinahighlights.com]) __ Recently __ Most recently, scientists have been finding more information about the wall. It was named one of the greatest manmade objects in the world. (Knight) there is more of the wall but most of it has vanished. (Xiangdong) __ Tourist attractions __ The wall is used as tourist attractions were people come to visit. (www.chinahighlights.com) It’s also used for research for scientist (www.thinkquest.org) it is also used as Chinas national points in history. ([|www.chinahighlights.org]) __ Other important info. __ Other important information about the Great Wall of China is that it stretches from the Korean border to the Gobi deserts. (Xianding) The wall is made of short walls that go up hills to make one big wall. The walls are made of earth, stone, brick and wood. (Knight) __ Future __ The future of the place is that humans and nature are destroying the wall. (www.chinadaily.com) Humans are destroying it by walking on it and it’s slowly smashing it to dust. (www.chinadaily.com) Also scientist predict that the wall will be gone within the next twenty years. And in the future nobody will know anything but the history of this magnificent wall.

Works Cited

Knight, Judson. //Ancient Civilization//. Detroit, Michigan: UXL, 2000.

“Great Wall of China.” //Columbia University// (October 2011): EBSCO. Web. Oct. 2011.

“Great wall of china.” the Great Wall of China: 1998-2009, http://www.chinahighlights.com/greatwall/

Historical aspects

Historical Aspects. Great Wall of China at Beijing. http://www.chinapage.com/friend/goh/beijing/greatwall.htm

Rosenberg, Matt. The history and development of the Great Wall of China. “Great wall of china. 2011. http:// geography. about/od/specificplacesofinterest/a/greatwall.htm

Xiangdong, bu. Reason for designation. National geographic: 1996-2011. http://travel.nationalgeograpfic.com/travelworld-heritage/great.china