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Why Would Anyone Build the Great Wall of China?

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Student groups explore reasons why Chinese dynasties decided to build the Great Wall of China. They observe a simple map depicting where the dynasties lived in relation to the water supply and their enemy's territory. They brainstorm solutions to the dynasties' problems. They research the Great Wall online.

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6th - 8th
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Social Studies & History
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