they used many materials such as bricks, compacted dirt, wood and tiles bricks were the most used material because most of the wall was built during the Ming dynasty and that's when bricks came into time. the tiles were just a decoration in some areas of the wall during the Qin dynasty (they were the first to start) they thought that they could mash dirt into a compacted space and hold it together with wood which would have been good until it rained.
during the Ming dynasty they had made bricks instead it was better because
the wall would be stronger in that area.
Qin also used wood to hold the compact dirt. Tiles, lime and stone were used as well as the bricks in some areas.
Due to the large quantity of materials required to construct the wall, the builders always tried to use local sources.
while building in the mountains they collected stones and used those stones while building on planes.
each materials had a purpose and were used like the bricks were the strength of the wall same as the compacted dirt and wood, the tiles were a decoration
during the Ming dynasty they had made bricks instead it was better because
the wall would be stronger in that area.
Qin also used wood to hold the compact dirt. Tiles, lime and stone were used as well as the bricks in some areas.
Due to the large quantity of materials required to construct the wall, the builders always tried to use local sources.
while building in the mountains they collected stones and used those stones while building on planes.
each materials had a purpose and were used like the bricks were the strength of the wall same as the compacted dirt and wood, the tiles were a decoration
This is an artist interpretation of when they were building the great wall during the Qin because they were using wood to compact the dirt to make a strong enough surface to stand on.
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What material do you think was the best?
build a mini version of the great wall out of lego
build a mini version of the great wall out of lego
Bailey Cronin 7OC