Examine the Defensive Walls on Map 8

question 63

Essay

Examine the defensive walls on Map 8.1,China under the Qin dynasty,221-207 B.C.E. Why were they constructed in the north? Were there reasons for constructing the walls other than purely defensive ones?

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