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The Great Wall of China Freeb

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  • Period: 770 BCE to 221 BCE

    The Beginning

    The first part of the wall was built to keep invaders out.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 207 BCE

    Qin Dynasty

    During this age more of the wall was built to secure China's borders
  • Period: 221 BCE to

    Burial

    During this time, around 400,000 people died, and many of them were believed to be buried within the wall
  • Period: 220 BCE to

    Falling Apart

    It is unknown when, but about this time parts of the wall were falling apart.
  • Period: 206 BCE to 220

    The Han Dynasty

    The Great Wall of China was expanded to protect the Silk Road Trade
  • Period: 220 to 289

    The Han Dynasty Collapse

    When the Han Dynasty collapsed there was much chaos, and this caused many other dynasties to build their own sections of the wall.
  • Period: 618 to 907

    The Tang Dynasty

    Many villagers enjoyed the Tang Dynasty because it was a time of peace, and there was little to no building of the wall.
  • Period: 1368 to

    The Ming Dyansty

    More of the wall was built and rebuilt during this time
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    The Qing Dynasty

    During this time the emperor forbade anyone from attempting to work on the wall in any way.
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    Restoring

    Parts of the wall have been restored.
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    Laws

    Protection laws were put in action to secure the wall.
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    Tourists

    The wall was finally opened for tourists to walk on, and it is now used as a tourist attraction.
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    Stability

    The wall becomes too unstable for anyone to walk on.
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    Closing

    The wall closes to the public.
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    Complaints

    Many villagers start to complain to the government about the closing of the wall.
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    Rebuild

    The government gets tired of the complaints, so they decide to attempt to rebuild parts of the wall
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    Opening

    The government opens the wall to the public again.
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    Gone

    The wall grew too old and had to be demolished. It was going to be gone forever and never return.
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    Anger

    People got mad and complained to the government.
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    Ending

    The government couldn't do anything, so people finally had to except the fate.