HIST 114 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Santa Barbara City College, Shang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty
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Life as a chinese immigrant: behind the great wall-china has a long history and a rich culture. 1000 b. c: china was ruled by dynasties for centuries, the dynasties " rule was over when in the 17th century a group named the. Manchus took control of china: and in the centuries that followed, conditions became so bad that by the mid- 1800"s the chinese people had begun to think of leaving their homes and their ancestors " property: china"s great wall was built over many hundreds of years, starting in around 770. B. c: the wall spanned more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) north of the capital city of. It was a monumental building feat and human engineering: for decades, the great wall has acted as a defensive shield. It has held off invaders from the north: the wall became a symbol of power for the emperor too.
