221 B.C.-210 B.C - Reign of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi, the first Great Wall is built under General Meng Tien's command.
121-101 B.C - Han Emperor Wu Di extends the Great Wall into western desert to protect trade along the Silk Road and to subdue the Xiongnu.
A.D. 1200s - Mongol leader Genghis Khan breaks through neglected Great Wall; conquers China in 1215.
1368-1655 - Rule of the Ming dynasty, when the Great Wall is rebuilt.
1572-1620 - Rule of Ming emperor Wanli, the period when the Great Wall took its present form.
1960s - During the Cultural Revolution, artifacts are destroyed, including parts of the Great Wall.
1982 - Deng Xiaoping orders restoration of the Great Wall.
-Serena Soo (17)
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