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[[Image:Great_wall.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The Great Wall Of China. Image by [http://philip.greenspun.com/ Philip Greenspun]]]
[[Image:Great_wall.jpg|right|180px|thumb|The Great Wall Of China. Image by [http://philip.greenspun.com/ Philip Greenspun]]]
The '''Great Wall of China''' is a long wall in [[China]]. It is constructed in ancient times as a barrier against invading armies. This was unsuccessful as the Mongols simply bribed the guards.<ref>Hucker, Charles O. ''China's Imperial Past: An Introduction to Chinese History and Culture.'' Stanford UP, 1997.</ref> It is 4,000 miles long and more than 20 feet tall.
The '''Great Wall of China''' is a long wall in [[China]]. It was constructed in ancient times as a barrier against invading armies. This was unsuccessful as the Mongols simply bribed the guards.<ref>Hucker, Charles O. ''China's Imperial Past: An Introduction to Chinese History and Culture.'' Stanford UP, 1997.</ref> It is 4,000 miles long and more than 20 feet tall.
Work started in 500 BC under [[Qin Shi Huang]], connecting older walls which were constructed by individual states. Most of the work was done in the [[Ming Dynasty]]. <ref>Susan Wise Bauer, ''The History of the Ancient World''</ref>Towers were built; originally as watchtowers, but later [[cannon]]s<ref>http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=27&catid=2&subcatid=1</ref> were added.
Work started in 500 BC under [[Qin Shi Huang]], connecting older walls which were constructed by individual states. Most of the work was done in the [[Ming Dynasty]]. <ref>Susan Wise Bauer, ''The History of the Ancient World''</ref>Towers were built; originally as watchtowers, but later [[cannon]]s<ref>http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=27&catid=2&subcatid=1</ref> were added.