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Early people in China develop agriculture, which results in their settling in villages, often surrounded by protective walls.
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The earliest Chinese cities are built and fortified with protective walls.
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Warring Stated Period, during which China is a collection of hostile separate kingdoms.
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Reign of China's first emperor qin Shi Huangdi. The first Great Wall is built under General Meng Tien's command.
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Beginning of the reign of the Han dynasty
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Han emperor Wu Di extends the Great Wall into western desert to protect trade along the Silk Road and to subdue the Xiongnu.
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End of Han dynasty
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Mongol leader Genghis Khan breaks through negelcted Great Wall; conquers China in 1215.
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Kublai Khan becomes Mongol emperor of China and nearby areas.
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Rebellion led by Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming emperor, edns Mongol occupation of China.
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Rule of Ming dynasty, when the Great Wall is rebuilt
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Rule of Ming Emperor Wanli, the period when the Great Wall took its present form
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The Manchu conquer China
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The Manchu rule China, and the Great Wall ceases to serve as a defensvie border.
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communits led by Moa Zedong come to power.
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Communists led by Mao Zendong came to power.
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During the Cultural Revelution, artifacts were destroyed, including parts of the Great Wall.
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Deng Xiaoping orders restoration of the Great Wall.