Great Wall of China
Great Wall of China Youtube Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23oHqNEqRyo Sep 17, 2015 The Great Wall of China is a 13,000-mile dragon of earth and stone that winds its way through the countryside of China. As it turns out, the wall’s history is almost as long and serpentine as its structure. Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen detail the building and subsequent decay of this massive, impressive wall. Lesson by Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen, animation by Steff Lee. TED-Ed View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-the-great-wall-of-china-so-extraordinary-megan-campisi-and-pen-pen-chen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m68zyXyeYG0 Aug 28, 2015 The Great Wall of China was built 2,200 years ago out of military necessity: to combat the Mongolian ancestors of Genghis Khan. Its construction was a marvel of military engineering. From: SECRETS: Great Wall of China Smithsonian Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUFLNJBj-KY May 4, 2021 The Great Wall Of China was built to protect a growing empire and the Silk Road that brought in wealth, but how exactly was the wall built? Discovery UK
Google Classroom What makes the Great Wall of China so extraordinary - Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen Question
1. True or false: The Great Wall is one long wall that spans 100,000 miles.
2. Which emperor first consolidated the many walls into what became known as the "Long Wall"?
3. How did soldiers communicate between watchtowers along the Great Wall?
4. What different materials was the Wall made from?
5. True or false: The Great Wall is the only visible man-made structure in space.
6. Why is the Great Wall one of the most well-known symbols of Chinese culture and history?
7. What purpose has the Great Wall held throughout Chinese past and present?