Question

What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China?

a. to separate warring states
b. to keep out nomads to the north
c. to standardize Chinese roads
d. to make trade and transportation easier

Answer 1

The purpose of the Great Wall of China was primarily **b. to keep out nomads to the north**. While it did have some other secondary purposes, such as signaling and defense, its main function was to protect Chinese states and empires from invasions and raids by nomadic groups from the northern regions.