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The Great Wall of China, built in 206 B.C, is over 5,000 miles and took over 2,000 years to finish. It is a very significant and prominent feature of Chinese society, yet did the benefits outweigh the cost. Having this in mind and viewing both sides of the argument, The Great Wall of China did not outweigh the costs because it took many individuals away from important jobs, as well as increased the number of casualties throughout all of China. A reason why the benefits did not outweigh the cost in particular is that many were taken from their families and forced to leave their jobs to construct the wall. Needing over 700,000 men to work on the wall caused many to uproot their lives and devote their time to the building it. Although, in interesting thought arose, “If the rice isn’t harvested, how will you eat?’(F) This brings up the point that farmers and people who helped provide for others were occupied with the building of the wall. Not having the people with the knowledge and time to grow food, created a decrease in overall vegetation. Not only were farmers and other people forced to work on the wall, but they were also forced to colonize near the wall, in order to add an extra layer of protection. By doing this many uprooted their lives to better the wall. Moving closer to the north gave incentive to build more and when it says, “Peasant farm families were forced to move north and west both to colonize the Chinese frontier and to build some 4,000 miles of earthen wall” (…

Did you know it took over 2,000 years to build the Great Wall of China? Affirmative, it took 2,000 years to build the wall. It additionally took multiple dynasties to create and finish the wall; nevertheless, all the dynasties were doing the same thing with the wall, prospering their predecessor. The Wall of China was mainly built to protect to protect China from their number one enemy: The Mongols. Even though China’s Great Wall had many costs, it still protected people, information, trades,…

her own and empower another foreign women (Fatima). The desire for control over the Mongol Empire made women fought against men and other women as well. Toregene did everything she could to make sure her power and her family would continue to rule the Mongol Empire. When she encounter resistance, she punish those who opposite her, which is shows how women were the same as men when they relay ion violence as a way to express their power. For men violence was a symbol of their power, this concept…

people to unite and strengthen ties within empires. They were great warriors, by horse and arrow, much like their father. Much like his conquests, they expanded through the Silk Road. They conquered land from the Pacific to the Mediterranean, changing economic structures. Genghis Khan believed in equality between men and women, that women could fight and rule just like men would. The daughters were actually the ones who really did most of the legacy continuation during his life and after his…