The Great Wall of China Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• equator : all together it is about 13,000 mi. in length - almost 1/2 the length of the earth's _
• korean : the gw extends to the border of north _
• bones : contrary to popular belief this was not added to the mortar to make it white.
• brick : this kind of construction material was first used in the 14th century.
• moon : in spite of what you may have heard, you cannot see the gw from this.
• fifty : more than this many million tour the gw each year.
• mi : americans convert km to this
• mongols : the ming walls were built to keep out these northern invaders.
• dangerous : the jiankou section is considered this, but people love to photograph there.
• wheelbarrow : we use these in the garden but they helped to build the gw.
• rammed : the very first walls were built of this kind of earth construction.
• sunrise : when it was being used, guards on the east end would see this 1 hour 20 minutes before guards on the west.
• sticky rice : 2 words - this was added to mortar to strengthen it.
• four : this many billion bricks may have been used to build the gw.
• three : it is this many times longer than traditionally believed.
• gobi : the western end is deep in this desert.
• badaling : most well-known and popular portion of the gw, near beijing.
• ming : what we think of today as the gw was built during this dynasty.
• qin : the first emperor of unified china; he also commissioned the terracotta warriors.
• watch : this kind of tower used a signal system to warn of impending attack