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early people in china developed agriculture which results in them setteling in villages often surrounded by protective walls
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early chinese cities are built and fortified with protective walls.
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warring states period during which china is a collection of separate kingdoms
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reing of china's first emperor qin shi huangdi. the first great wall is built under general meng tian's command.
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begining of the reign of the han dynasty
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wall
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han emperor wu di extends the graet wall into western desert to protect trade along the silk road and to subdue the xiongnu
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end of the han dynasty
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mongol leader Ghenghis Khan breaks throught the neglected 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 ends the mongol occuptation of china
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the start of the reign of the ming dynasty
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In 1644 an army force called the manchu takes over the great wall ceases to exist as a defensive border
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end of the manchu wall
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comunists led by Mao Zedong come to power
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during the cultural revolution artifacts are destroyed including parts of the great wall
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President nixon visits the great wall
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deng zaoping orders restoration of the great wall
