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The seven new wonders of the world

In this Seven New Wonders of the World Home Learning, we are going to focus on these 4 main points:

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P urpose

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1.        Great Wall of China; Built in China, 700 BC

2.       Petra; Built in Jordan, 312 BC

3.       The Colosseum; Built in Italy, 80 AD

4.       Chichen Itza; Built in Mexico, 600 AD

5.       Machu Picchu; Built in Peru, 1450 AD

6.       Taj Mahal; Built in India, 1643 AD

7.       Christ the Redeemer; Built in Brazil, 1931 AD

The Great Wall of China is built in China. It has four different main parts of dynasties. They are the Qin, Han, Ming and Song. These 4 dynasties show the different parts of the Great Wall of China.

The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials.

Before the use of bricks, the Great Wall was mainly built from rammed earth, stones, and wood. During the Ming, however, bricks were heavily used in many areas of the wall, as were materials such as tiles, lime, and stone.

https://www.travelchinaguide.com/petra/construction/material.htm

Q & A from this website:

Q: How did Great Wall stay in shape for so long?

A: You know, the wall we see today were almost built during the Ming Dynasty. The walls built in Qin and Han dynasties almost became ruins. During the Ming Dynasty, bricks were used. More importantly, sticky rice, lime and other ingredients were used to bond the bricks. It still works today. That's why the wall is still in shape so long.

Q: How was the design and function of the Great Wall of china related to the lifestyle

and culture of the builders?

A: As far as I know, the function of the Wall in different dynasties is always the same – defending the intrusion of the northern tribes. The constructional styles reflect the features in different times. You can see the differences through carvings and patterns on towers and surrounding barracks and temples.

Q: What were the materials that they used to keep the wall together in the dynasties?

A: Before the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279), slurry was largely used to bond the bricks. Since Song, lime mortar replaced the slurry to be the binder. In the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644), people added sticky rice juice into the mortar to enhance the viscidity.

Q: how did the rice paste thing last for so long? isn't rice like very soft and fragile?

A: it's sticky and resistant to water. By the way, it was not the only thing used. Hydrated lime and sands were also added. They worked together to make the wall stand.

What we learnt from this website:

Q1: the walls we see today are from the Ming dynasty and the materials from bricks, lime, sticky rice etc.

Q2: The main function for the Great Wall of China is that it is for blocking the northern tribes. The wall’s carvings are going to look different as this shows the different dynasties.

Q3: The sticky rice blocks the water and also hydrated lime and sands are in it too.

2. Petra

Petra is located in Jordan.Petra is an Asian city. Petra is also called as the Rose City. There had been a lot of tombs inside Petra as a lot of treasure from the tombs have been stolen. Petra is made of stone. It is believed to built for worship a dead god – king.

It has a lot of columns and arches to enhance its stability.

3. Colosseum

The Colosseum is in Rome, Italy.

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