The Great Wall Of Ancient China Dbq Analysis

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The Great Wall of Ancient China: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Costs?

The Great Wall of Ancient China was first built by Emperor Qin because he wanted security and to protect cities and towns. However, the benefits of building The Great Wall of China did not outweigh the costs. According to Document B, there was no benefits for the costs on The Great Wall because they still had to pay tribute. Due to paying tribute, Document B, showed that when they were paying tribute the cost raised as the wall got bigger. Also in Document C, there was no benefits of outweighing the costs because it caused death and pain. Because of the death and pain, Document C, showed that many people had small portions of food and the temperatures reached 20 to

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