Own Choice (The Great Wall of China):
Question:
What were some of the materials used to make the Great Wall of China and were they effective?
Answer:
The Great Wall of China was built with stone, brick, tamped Earth, wood, tiles, lime and stones (rocks). The builders of The Great Wall of China used rice juice as cementation which proved to be a very effective method. Brick werevery popular for constructing buildings during the Tang dynasty, bricks were also very effective in the making of The Great Wall of China.
Question:
What were some of the materials used to make the Great Wall of China and were they effective?
Answer:
The Great Wall of China was built with stone, brick, tamped Earth, wood, tiles, lime and stones (rocks). The builders of The Great Wall of China used rice juice as cementation which proved to be a very effective method. Brick werevery popular for constructing buildings during the Tang dynasty, bricks were also very effective in the making of The Great Wall of China.
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FUN FACT:
The wall was built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. The wall is made up of 6,259 km of actual wall, 359 km of trenches and 2,232 km of natural defensive barriers such as hills and rivers. |