Question

What was the purpose of the Great Wall?

(1 point)
Responses

to separate warring states

to separate warring states

to keep out nomads to the north

to keep out nomads to the north

to standardize Chinese roads

to standardize Chinese roads

to make trade and transportation easier

to make trade and transportation easier

Answer 1

to keep out nomads to the north

The Great Wall was built primarily as a defensive barrier to protect Chinese states and later the unified empire from raids and invasions by northern nomadic peoples.