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History shows Trump's wall won't work - AJC.com, Donald Trump's proposal to build a wall along the border between the United States.
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Reconstruction of the sacred precinct at Ur, circa 21st century BC.
During the 21st century B.C., the kings of Ur resolved to block further migration by building linear barriers, some of which may have extended as far as 155 miles. But the walls were spectacular failures. After decades of wall building, Ur's kings were eclipsed and, for the next three centuries, Amorite kings ruled over much of Mesopotamia.Great Wall of China - Wikipedia
| Great Wall of China | |
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萬里長城
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The Great Wall of China at Jinshanling
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Map of all the wall constructions
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| General information | |
| Type | Fortification |
| Country | China |
| Coordinates | 40.68°N 117.23°E |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 21,196 km (13,171 mi)[1] |
| Official name | The Great Wall |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 1987 (11th session) |
| Reference no. | 438 |
| State Party | China |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
| Great Wall of China | |||
| Simplified Chinese | 长城 | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 長城 | ||
| Literal meaning | "The Long Wall" | ||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||
| Simplified Chinese | 万里长城 | ||
| Traditional Chinese | 萬里長城 | ||
| Literal meaning | "The 10,000-li Long Wall" | ||
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The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications
made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires
against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe with an eye to expansion. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC;[2]these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are collectively referred to as the Great Wall.[3]Especially famous is the wall built in 220–206 BC by Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Little of that wall remains. The Great Wall has been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced over various dynasties; the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires
against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe with an eye to expansion. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BC;[2]these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are collectively referred to as the Great Wall.[3]Especially famous is the wall built in 220–206 BC by Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Little of that wall remains. The Great Wall has been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced over various dynasties; the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Apart from defense, other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and the control of immigration and emigration.
Furthermore, the defensive characteristics of the Great Wall were enhanced by the construction of watch towers, troop barracks, garrison stations, signaling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire, and the fact that the path of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor.
Furthermore, the defensive characteristics of the Great Wall were enhanced by the construction of watch towers, troop barracks, garrison stations, signaling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire, and the fact that the path of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor.
The frontier walls built by different dynasties have multiple courses. Collectively, they stretch from Dandong in the east to Lop Lake in the west, from present-day Sino-Russian border in the north to Qinghai in the south; along an arc that roughly delineates the edge of Mongolian steppe. A comprehensive archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has concluded that the walls built by the Ming dynasty measure 8,850 km (5,500 mi).[4] This is made up of 6,259 km (3,889 mi) sections of actual wall, 359 km (223 mi) of trenches and 2,232 km (1,387 mi) of natural defensive barriers such as hills and rivers.[4] Another archaeological survey found that the entire wall with all of its branches measures out to be 21,196 km (13,171 mi).[5] Today, the Great Wall is generally recognized as one of the most impressive architectural feats in history.[6]
Trump border wall: Every Congressperson along southern border - cbsnews.com: "It's a 4th-century solution to a 21st century problem," said Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Democrat and one of the lawmakers along the southern border who voted against funding the wall. See also (1) (2) (3)
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Trump's wall is 12th century solution for 21st century nation fresnobee.com 18, 2018 - Give the Border Patrol what it's been demanding: tunnel-detection equipment, roads along the border, the most sophisticated technology.
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