a friend told me that concrete was used 4 parts of it. did they have concrete in that time period? and i was also told that soldiers bodies were used in the great wall. is that true?
Mar. 30,2009 17:41 Ms.Kiara(USA) replied:
No that is not true... The bodies were thrown into the ditches next to the wall. Not into it or you would see limbs and heads sticking out of the wall while you were walking on it... That wouldn't be very nice to see on a family vacation... LMAO
Jun. 25,2009 16:10 Mr.Pink(China) replied:
Actually, you would be hard pressed to find body parts still sticking out of the walls after 1000 - 2000 years. Bodies decay rather rapidy particularly when left exposed to the elements. It is said that workers that died were buried in the walls as they were built.
Oct. 23,2009 16:38 Ms.lops(amercia) replied:
how tall was it????
Oct. 24,2009 21:27 Mr.Ruby replied:
The wall measures about 4 to 6 meters on average.
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Oct. 24,2009 14:37
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Ms.girl(USA) said:
what invention of war made it essental to buld the wall with bricks
Oct. 24,2009 20:38 Mr.Leo replied:
The Great Wall was used to defend the attacks by the northern nomadic tribes.
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Oct. 22,2009 02:51
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Mr.F(Ascension) said:
The great wall of China first started as a wall made of hard earth was made by planks being parall next to each other allow the Earth to channel up causing a wall it was very quick and simple. All that was needed to be down was for a pensant to stand on the earth and mud being shoveled into the gap between the planks by another pesant and for the pesant standing on the earth or dirt to stomp i down. This is how a part of the great wall was made in only 12 years. Alothough millions of pesants died at the great walls consturction and sadly were forced into slavery. In total 1-3 Million! pesants were killed constructing this mad made wonder.
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Sep. 23,2009 14:39
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Mr.dfasjf(USA) said:
who the hellllo would take the time out of their day to walk the WHOLE great wall of china!
Sep. 23,2009 19:49 Mr.Rainbow replied:
In fact, many people have made whole Great Wall trekking. You can search the internet.
15.
Sep. 21,2009 10:44
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Ms.cherie(usa) said:
what different mechanisms used when building the great wall ?? help anyone????
Sep. 21,2009 20:20 Ms.Anna replied:
The workers used crowbars, rolling logs and winding gears to carry the building materials to the mountains when built the great wall.
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Aug. 23,2009 01:25
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Mr.hiren darji(india) said:
I want to know about material used in great wall of chaina
Aug. 23,2009 23:06 Mr.sweet replied:
Stones, bricks and also rice soup used as binding agent between stones and bricks.
17.
Aug. 2,2009 00:52
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Mr.Li(Australia) said:
What happened (difficulties) during the construction of the Great Wall..... I wonder. p.s. and whats the outcome.
Aug. 2,2009 03:02 Mr.Lovely replied:
People felt it's headache to carry large pieces of rocks or stones to the mountains, but there was no machine in ancient times. At last, they made goats, horses or oxes help carry bricks, or people stood in a line from the foot to the top of the mountain and passed the materials one by one.
Aug. 3,2009 05:22 Mr.LI(Australia) replied:
thanks lovely
18.
Jun. 2,2009 15:42
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Ms.Weeden(Philippines) said:
Well this is a great article and yes since i am doing a project on the Great Wall i would like some info. First, what civilization built it, where it's located, how did they build it, why did they build it, can you see it today and if so what is its condition and is it being used. I also need-how long did it take to build, and what year it was built. it would be so great if i could get some good facts. and thanks so much :)
Jun. 3,2009 04:12 Mr.professor replied:
Here are the answers: The Great Wall was built by ancient Chinese people including peasants, soldiers and prisoners. They built it by piling up bricks and stones with cement on the mountains. They built it to protect the land and people to the south of the wall from being attacked by the northern nomadic tribes. The wall starts from Hushan in Liaoning and ends at Jiayuguan in Gansu. The walls can be seen today, but many sections are eroded badly beyond of recognization. It took over 2,000 years to build the wall from Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC) to Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644).
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May. 26,2009 09:57
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Mr.rodrges(brooklyn) said:
It is not only because of the high level of productivity of the time that hard material like bricks and stones were used in the construction of the Great Wall, but also because of the development of weapons. Before the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall was built from board frames and, although not very solid, could withhold simple weapons like swords, spears and bows. But during the Ming Dynasty, gunpowder became available. The musket, blunderbuss and cannon appeared. Due to the use of these weapons, more solid bricks and stones were required to build a stronger Great Wall.
20.
May. 14,2009 02:31
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Mr.pinoy(philippines) said:
was there any human life offering occured in the construction of this wall?
May. 14,2009 04:43 Mr.Jameson replied:
No, I've never heard of that.
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Apr. 25,2009 01:07
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Mr.tirumala rao(india) said:
what is the actual life of china wall
Apr. 26,2009 19:46 Mr.Leo replied:
Hello, I guess you mean how old is the China Great Wall, right? The China Great Wall is already over 2,000 years old!
you should include what the use of the materials were.
Apr. 14,2009 22:25 Mr.pillow replied:
They are the most satisfactory sources to build the wall.
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Apr. 8,2009 05:47
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Mr.tirumalarao(India) said:
while constructing the wall ,how they bring that much of clay from wall bottom to top,is there use any historical equipment
Apr. 10,2009 03:11 Mr.Jon replied:
The records are little, but all say that the wall was built by manpower and some simple machineries.
25.
Mar. 19,2009 06:20
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Mr.tirumala rao(India) said:
where from they collect that much of sand or clay
Apr. 7,2009 01:38 Mr.Wilfrid replied:
They get the sand or clay from the local areas, for example the mountains and deserts. It is not that difficult to get.
26.
Mar. 7,2009 05:00
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Mr.adam(Malaysia) said:
Hi A great Salute to that people they work on this great project and also the mastermind of this project.
tnx Adam
27.
Feb. 27,2009 11:43
Reply
Mr.John(Pakis) said:
I heard that material which used in the wall they use milk of female horse instead of water is this true?
Mar. 1,2009 19:00 Mr.Archibald(USA) replied:
No, they used water to build it, where do you get they used horse milk? I never know that.^_^
28.
Feb. 26,2009 15:20
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Mr.michelle(ukraine) said:
any one have an idea of who started or had the idea of makeing the great wall?
Feb. 26,2009 23:55 Ms.Cora(China) replied:
Chinese ancient kings of small states during the warring periods built their own sections of walls to defend enemies, and the emperor Qin Shihuang connected these scattered walls into a long wall in order to defend the intrusion from the northern minority tribes.
29.
Feb. 10,2009 13:12
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Mr.Sexygirl(Alabama) said:
Where were the Stones From?
Feb. 15,2009 05:08 Mr.Tarkasen(nepal) replied:
hi sexygirl the stone from our earth where the stones are. tarka
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Dec. 9,2008 11:20
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Ms.Linda Belden(USA) said:
I saw on TV that the bricks used on the Great Wall were from Belden Brick, is this correct? If so, where was the brick maker located?
Feb. 10,2009 13:14 Mrs.Willis(Californa) replied:
They made it because they thought that it was going to help them have the Mongols stop invading them.
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Travelers' Voices on Construction Material of Great Wall (36)
11.
Mar. 8,2009 14:17 Reply
Ms....(USA) said:
a friend told me that concrete was used 4 parts of it. did they have concrete in that time period? and i was also told that soldiers bodies were used in the great wall. is that true?
Mar. 30,2009 17:41
Ms.Kiara(USA) replied:
No that is not true... The bodies were thrown into the ditches next to the wall. Not into it or you would see limbs and heads sticking out of the wall while you were walking on it... That wouldn't be very nice to see on a family vacation... LMAO
Jun. 25,2009 16:10
Mr.Pink(China) replied:
Actually, you would be hard pressed to find body parts still sticking out of the walls after 1000 - 2000 years. Bodies decay rather rapidy particularly when left exposed to the elements. It is said that workers that died were buried in the walls as they were built.
Oct. 23,2009 16:38
Ms.lops(amercia) replied:
how tall was it????
Oct. 24,2009 21:27
Mr.Ruby replied:
The wall measures about 4 to 6 meters on average.
12.
Oct. 24,2009 14:37 Reply
Ms.girl(USA) said:
what invention of war made it essental to buld the wall with bricks
Oct. 24,2009 20:38
Mr.Leo replied:
The Great Wall was used to defend the attacks by the northern nomadic tribes.
13.
Oct. 22,2009 02:51 Reply
Mr.F(Ascension) said:
The great wall of China first started as a wall made of hard earth was made by planks being parall next to each other allow the Earth to channel up causing a wall it was very quick and simple. All that was needed to be down was for a pensant to stand on the earth and mud being shoveled into the gap between the planks by another pesant and for the pesant standing on the earth or dirt to stomp i down. This is how a part of the great wall was made in only 12 years. Alothough millions of pesants died at the great walls consturction and sadly were forced into slavery. In total 1-3 Million! pesants were killed constructing this mad made wonder.
14.
Sep. 23,2009 14:39 Reply
Mr.dfasjf(USA) said:
who the hellllo would take the time out of their day to walk the WHOLE great wall of china!
Sep. 23,2009 19:49
Mr.Rainbow replied:
In fact, many people have made whole Great Wall trekking. You can search the internet.
15.
Sep. 21,2009 10:44 Reply
Ms.cherie(usa) said:
what different mechanisms used when building the great wall ??
help anyone????
Sep. 21,2009 20:20
Ms.Anna replied:
The workers used crowbars, rolling logs and winding gears to carry the building materials to the mountains when built the great wall.
16.
Aug. 23,2009 01:25 Reply
Mr.hiren darji(india) said:
I want to know about material used in great wall of chaina
Aug. 23,2009 23:06
Mr.sweet replied:
Stones, bricks and also rice soup used as binding agent between stones and bricks.
17.
Aug. 2,2009 00:52 Reply
Mr.Li(Australia) said:
What happened (difficulties) during the construction of the Great Wall..... I wonder.
p.s. and whats the outcome.
Aug. 2,2009 03:02
Mr.Lovely replied:
People felt it's headache to carry large pieces of rocks or stones to the mountains, but there was no machine in ancient times. At last, they made goats, horses or oxes help carry bricks, or people stood in a line from the foot to the top of the mountain and passed the materials one by one.
Aug. 3,2009 05:22
Mr.LI(Australia) replied:
thanks lovely
18.
Jun. 2,2009 15:42 Reply
Ms.Weeden(Philippines) said:
Well this is a great article and yes since i am doing a project on the Great Wall i would like some info. First, what civilization built it, where it's located, how did they build it, why did they build it, can you see it today and if so what is its condition and is it being used. I also need-how long did it take to build, and what year it was built. it would be so great if i could get some good facts. and thanks so much :)
Jun. 3,2009 04:12
Mr.professor replied:
Here are the answers:
The Great Wall was built by ancient Chinese people including peasants, soldiers and prisoners. They built it by piling up bricks and stones with cement on the mountains. They built it to protect the land and people to the south of the wall from being attacked by the northern nomadic tribes. The wall starts from Hushan in Liaoning and ends at Jiayuguan in Gansu. The walls can be seen today, but many sections are eroded badly beyond of recognization. It took over 2,000 years to build the wall from Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC) to Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644).
19.
May. 26,2009 09:57 Reply
Mr.rodrges(brooklyn) said:
It is not only because of the high level of productivity of the time that hard material like bricks and stones were used in the construction of the Great Wall, but also because of the development of weapons. Before the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall was built from board frames and, although not very solid, could withhold simple weapons like swords, spears and bows. But during the Ming Dynasty, gunpowder became available. The musket, blunderbuss and cannon appeared. Due to the use of these weapons, more solid bricks and stones were required to build a stronger Great Wall.
20.
May. 14,2009 02:31 Reply
Mr.pinoy(philippines) said:
was there any human life offering occured in the construction of this wall?
May. 14,2009 04:43
Mr.Jameson replied:
No, I've never heard of that.
21.
Apr. 25,2009 01:07 Reply
Mr.tirumala rao(india) said:
what is the actual life of china wall
Apr. 26,2009 19:46
Mr.Leo replied:
Hello, I guess you mean how old is the China Great Wall, right? The China Great Wall is already over 2,000 years old!
22.
Apr. 16,2009 12:39 Reply
Ms.Moe said:
Why is the Great Wall so long? ;p
~Moe
Apr. 17,2009 12:31
Mrs.shaunee(south dakota) replied:
it is 1,500 miles long
i like ur name lol
23.
Apr. 14,2009 17:15 Reply
Ms.Kayla(u.s.a.) said:
you should include what the use of the materials were.
Apr. 14,2009 22:25
Mr.pillow replied:
They are the most satisfactory sources to build the wall.
24.
Apr. 8,2009 05:47 Reply
Mr.tirumalarao(India) said:
while constructing the wall ,how they bring that much of clay from wall bottom to top,is there use any historical equipment
Apr. 10,2009 03:11
Mr.Jon replied:
The records are little, but all say that the wall was built by manpower and some simple machineries.
25.
Mar. 19,2009 06:20 Reply
Mr.tirumala rao(India) said:
where from they collect that much of sand or clay
Apr. 7,2009 01:38
Mr.Wilfrid replied:
They get the sand or clay from the local areas, for example the mountains and deserts. It is not that difficult to get.
26.
Mar. 7,2009 05:00 Reply
Mr.adam(Malaysia) said:
Hi
A great Salute to that people they work on this great project and also the mastermind of this project.
tnx
Adam
27.
Feb. 27,2009 11:43 Reply
Mr.John(Pakis) said:
I heard that material which used in the wall they use milk of female horse instead of water is this true?
Mar. 1,2009 19:00
Mr.Archibald(USA) replied:
No, they used water to build it, where do you get they used horse milk? I never know that.^_^
28.
Feb. 26,2009 15:20 Reply
Mr.michelle(ukraine) said:
any one have an idea of who started or had the idea of makeing the great wall?
Feb. 26,2009 23:55
Ms.Cora(China) replied:
Chinese ancient kings of small states during the warring periods built their own sections of walls to defend enemies, and the emperor Qin Shihuang connected these scattered walls into a long wall in order to defend the intrusion from the northern minority tribes.
29.
Feb. 10,2009 13:12 Reply
Mr.Sexygirl(Alabama) said:
Where were the Stones From?
Feb. 15,2009 05:08
Mr.Tarkasen(nepal) replied:
hi sexygirl
the stone from our earth where the stones are.
tarka
30.
Dec. 9,2008 11:20 Reply
Ms.Linda Belden(USA) said:
I saw on TV that the bricks used on the Great Wall were from Belden Brick, is this correct? If so, where was the brick maker located?
Feb. 10,2009 13:14
Mrs.Willis(Californa) replied:
They made it because they thought that it was going to help them have the Mongols stop invading them.