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GREAT WALL OF CHINAGREAT WALL OF CHINARELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS

What's Inside:
  • A Wonder of the World
  • The Nomads of the North
  • What It Took to Build the Walls
  • The Ming Wall
  • The Many Walls of China
  • The Ming Wall Today
  • Great Wall Legends
  • Ming Wall MIscellanea
Features:
  • LEXILE® READING LEVEL: 1140L
ITEM #: 192
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"One of the most magnificent structures on Earth arose in the East Asian nation of China many centuries ago. Called the Great Wall, it dates back to the Ming Dynasty, which lasted from 1368 to 1644. (Dynasties were ruling families that passed power from one generation to the next)."
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