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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 -
Period: to
The Qing Dynasty
During this time the emperor forbade anyone from attempting to work on the wall in any way. -
Period: to
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.