In 1368, the Mongols’ suspicions were confirmed when the Chinese rose up against their Yuan rulers. They were led by Zhu Yuanzhang, a penniless Buddhist monk who became such a remarkable leader that he founded a new dynasty, the Ming. Driven from Dadu (Beijing), the Mongols fled north over the same Great Wall they had breached 150 years earlier. The Chinese were afraid that the Mongols would return with more force and punish the rebellion. They needed a better wall, but they had little time and very few materials to build one. Learn how the Chinese were able to protect themselves on such short notice by putting these events in order.
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The old Great Wall was still broken from the time of the Mongol invasion.
In just one month, a new wall was built to keep out the Mongols.
The Mongols fled over the Great Wall.
The Chinese feared the Mongols would return and destroy them.
The Chinese leader tore the roofs off of houses and filled the homes with rubble to create the base of a new wall.
There was no time to build a new wall.
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Question
How were the Chinese able to build a defensive wall so quickly, once the Mongols fled their capital?
The rebels built the wall on top of existing houses.
