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    of the Ancient World is the Great Wall of China, a immersively long and large wall stretching through more than 10,000 miles (“Great Wall History” 1). Many people may know of size of the Great Wall, but the reason for the building of this Great Wall is another matter. Despite the consequences of death of workers and peasants, different dynasties and city states built parts of the Great Wall for protection, notification, and unity of the people as a whole. The Great Wall was built through many different

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    Not only was there a strong labor force, but the workers working on the Great Wall were also constantly in danger of dying. Adding on to that fact, the treatment of the workers were also terrible. First, the workers endured freezing cold when building on the mountains (Henzel 13). There was not enough supply of warm clothing for all of the workers (Hinsberg 1). Then, the workers endured burning heat when working in the deserts or in the summer (Henzel 13). After that, there was also not enough food

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    has remained intact-the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, which is also the oldest of the ancient wonders. On the west bank of the Nile River, there are three pyramid erected on a rocky plateau in Giza in the northern part of Egypt. These pyramids were named after these kings-Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure-agree with the kings' names, and one of the most famous pyramids is the pyramid of Khufu, also known as the Great Pyramid, because it is the largest of the three. The Great Pyramid was built for Khufu

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    During the construction of the “Great Wall of China” and “The Panama Canal” builders faced many challenges. Many people died because of the work and the effort that they had to put into the work. This wall was very hard to build that more than 300,000 people died. Something very interesting about this is that when some workers died they were buried within the walls so they were buried in the walls. Although there was a lot of tragic events there were similarities and there were differences.

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    for Tucker High School. This is why because he had many accomplish many achievements such as uniting China.Next,he had built the great wall of China.Lastly,he had established the Qin Dynasty. Overall,these accomplishments makes Shi Huangdi a qualified candidate to be hired as a principal for Tucker High School. Shi Huangdi unified China because,he wanted the people of China to unite as a whole instead of the people becoming separate from others.His reign was based off of force.Shi Huangdi used legalism

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    abridged dynasty ever in Ancient China but even though that, Emperor Qin is the most paramount man who has lived in Ancient China. You may think he came from a rich family because he was an emperor but think again! Some documents state that he was a son of a lowly merchant family. This text is going to tell you all the significant events that occurred then Emperor Qin was ruling Ancient China. Emperor Qin should be a remembered person for all the impacts he did in Ancient China. Emperor Qin was the very

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    Chinese’s history, he has benefited China by many of his creations, but some see him as the emperor who killed millions and burned knowledgable books. Although, he only ruled for 15 years, he successfully united China after centuries of civil war and built an empire that has lasted to this very day, he is known as both a brutal tyrant and a great leader. He created a unified system of weights and measures, writing and currency, but used violence to take control of China which eventually killed many scholars

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    It is a hard thought to swallow that a 13,170 mile wall that is visible from outer space and took over 2,000 years to entirely complete, was quite possibly not even worth it in the end. To this day, scientists, researchers, and intellectuals argue about whether or not the huge investment of time and money that the Chinese put forth was beneficial or a waste. The two early dynasties who forfeited these efforts were the Qin (221-206 BCE) and the Han (206 BCE-220 CE), and would most likely be devastated

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    2017 Tyrant Qin Shi Huang was the most successful leader of China Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China has been controversial character who was unfavorable leader throughout the history and numerous arguments were created due to his tyranny and cruelty including harsh laws, forced labor, scholars being buried alive and burning books. On the other hand, his achievements includes the unification of China, construction of the Great Wall, standardization of language, writing system, measurements and

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    Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, Luo Shugang has requested the return of two artifacts that currently reside at the Nelson-Atkin Museum of Art in Kansas City Missouri. The two artifacts in question are a ritual disk (bi) with dragon motif from the Zhou dynasty, and a model of a house from the Han dynasty. These two artifacts would be shipped and ultimately go to the Palace Museum of the Forbidden City, located in Beijing China. In regards of Luo Shugang and the research done

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