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The benefits of building the Great Wall did not outweigh the cost because the protection it offered was not good, it cost many lives, and it was very expensive.

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The benefits of building the Great Wall did not outweigh the

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The consequences of the Great Wall of China overweigh the benefits because many lives died due to starvation and forced labor, the cost, and the conflict caused from constructing the wall.

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The costs of building the Great Wall of China outweighed the benefits because it was very exspensive to build, the process of building it was a very strenuous task involving labor and time, and the wall did not provide an effective way of preventing conflict with enemies.

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The cost of the construction of the Great Wall of China outweighed the benefits because the wall lead to more attacks, many soldiers died, and the working conditions were harsh.

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The Great Wall of china outweighedthe cost because the Wall didn’t really protect the attacks, many people died, and the soldiers could have been used for better things than using the for the Wall.

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The costs of the Great Wall outweighed the benefits because multiple people died in the process of building it, the wall alone did not prevent every attack, and it greatly decreased working conditions for soldiers.

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The benefits of building the Great Wal of China did not our way the costs because of the effect on their relationship with the Xiongnu Mongols, trade routes, and quality of life in China

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I think the effort put into the wall was not worth it because they lost a lot of men, still got invavded, and they could’ve worked on better structures.

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The creation of the Great Wall was not worth the cost because it forced people from their families, many people died, and it blocked trade.

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The Great wall of china’s cost weighed out the benefits because it was hard on the soldiers and peasants, it was very expensive, and it made traveling on the silk road harder.

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The Great Wall was a positive build in China, it expanded Chinas command, provided protection, and led to better trading routes.

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The Great Wall of China was worth building because it allowed trade to flourish, civilization to grow, and protected China from invaders.

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The Great Wall was worth the cost to build because trade was a vital, it helped in the defense of China, and the mongols we’re becoming a developing issue(hence the main reason of the build)

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The Great Wall of China had more benefits then costs because the wall offered protection, trade, and a noble cause for soldiers.

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The Great Wall of China was built to protect the people of China, trade routes, and the emperor

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The benefits of building the wall outweighed the costs, the wall protected the Chinese, stopped the mongols from bothering the Hans, and helped china influence trade.

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The benefits of building The Great Wall didn’t outweigh the costs of the death thoughout the years the totaling in over thousands of workers for the wall, as well as the protection the wall was built for didn’t protect the entire population.

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The benefits of The Great Wall of China do not overcome the costs because the soldiers were overworked, the wall took a very long time to construct, and the workers were depressed and starved

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The building of the Great Wall was not worth the costs because of the conditions and reprocussions, how long it took with the amount of people, and the lack of other resources.

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Due to the many casualties, eventual redundance, and enormous material cost that came with the construction of the Great Wall of China, the benefits of the wall do not outweigh the cost.

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the benefits did not outweigh the cost because a 4000 mile wall really shows your neighbor you care

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The Great Wall of China was worth it because it protected the civilians, protected the farmlands, and made trade easier.

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The benefits of the Great wall of China did not outweigh the costs because they still had to bribe the Xiongnu Mongols, the wall made many people suffer, and because it was so big it was very hard to make

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The Great Wall was worth building because it helped protect civilians from invaders, promoted more trade, and helped with relations between other civilizations and tribes.

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The benefits of building the Great Wall didn’t outweigh the costs of the death though out the year totaling in over thousands for the wall as well as the protection the wall was built for didn’t protect the entire population.

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The Great Wall of China was not worth constructing because of the human cost, the maintenance required to keep it functional, and the fact that there were better options than a wall.

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The building of the Great Wall of Ancient China did not outweigh the costs because of harsh working conditions, high mortality rates, and tributes to the Xiognu.

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The benefits did not outweigh the detriments because it costed lives and money. Too much to make building the wall worth it.

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Due to the many casualties, eventual redundance, and enormous material cost that came with the construction of the Great Wall of China, the benefits of the wall do not outweigh the costs.

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The construction of the

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To build The Great Wall Of China benefits did not outweigh the soldiers dying of starvation. The wall as big as it was could not protect China from the Mongols. They spent too much time on relations with other countries that they spent on china as a whole

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The benefits of the great wall are outweighed by the mass death of soldiers, the financial toil on China, and the lack fact that at many times the wall was not necessary.

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The Great Wall of China's benefits outweighed the costs because it facilitated international trade with China, protected the Chinese, and helped China conserve silk.

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The benefits of spending vast quantities of time to construct the Great Wall is China did not by any means outweigh the costs.

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The benefits of the Great Wall did not outweigh the costs because of the lives lost, intense laboring and the money spent.

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The cost outweighed the benefits because it costed many life’s, it was hard trading, and labor was to much

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The benefits caused by the creation of the Great Wall of China did not outweigh the cost due to the small land area of the wall, the massive loss of life during its construction, and the tiny amount of economic gain it created.
~Jocqué Botos

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The benefits of building the Great Wall did out weigh the costs because it developed trade, protected from nomads, and expanded the Chinese empire.

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The benefits of the Great Wall did not outweigh the costs because people had to leave their families, many people had to do hard labor, and the Han had to bribe the Xiongnu

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The benefits of building The Great Wall of China outweighed the costs because the wall provided protection, its is still important today, and was a significant part of trade.

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The benefits of the Great Wall did not outweigh the costs because of the high death rates, working environment, and the wall invaders

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The benefits did not outweigh the cost because because it hurt them economically, it cost people their lives, and the Mongols were still giving them trouble.

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The Great Wall did not outweigh the cost because there were not as many benefits as it needed to have, the cost was too great for the production, and the protection provided was not as intended to be.

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The Great Wall of China’s benefits did not outweigh the costs because many people died, they still had to bribe the Mongols, and the workers faced harsh conditions

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The Great Wall Of China was not worth the costs because they had to keep rebuilding it, was forced labor, and workers worker while fighting in the war.

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The Great Wall of China was built by the Qin Andy Han dynasty. It had many costs, but a lot of people think it really benefited China because it protected the people, helped keep out the Xiongnu, and help expand trade.

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The benefits of the construction of the Great Wall did not outway the cost because of the amount of lives lost, the minuscule amount of protection provided, and the devastation on China’s economy.

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The wall was not worth the cost due to the peace established with the Xiongnu, the human cost, and the constant repair of the wall due to poor location

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The Great Wall was not worth the cost it took a lot of innocent lifes, it didn’t get rid of the mongols, and it slowed production of food.

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The Great Wall of China was put up to defend all of China, but was it worth the costs?

There are many views, points, and reasons on why the Great Wall of China was and was not worth the cost. There are also reasons coming from the dynasties that put up and reconstructed the wall in the first place.

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The benefits of building the Great Wall of China did not outweigh the costs in people’s lives lost, resources used, and labor.

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The building of the Great Wall progresses over many years, and was not worth the cost because the people building did not enjoy the work, they were put in danger, and they ended up using a lot of the money for silk rather than the wall.

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The benefits of the Great Wall of Chine didn't not outway the costs through the amount of money spent, the amount of work put in from peasants, and the hardships the soldiers experienced.

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The Great Wall of China was not worth the cost because it was expensive, hard on the laborers, and deadly to construct.

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The benefits of the Great Wall did not outweigh the cost at all. It wasn’t worth the workers’ time, the Han bribed the Xiongnu anyway, and it wasn’t totally effective.

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While building the Great Wall of China, there were many ups and downs along the way, which raised the question of the benefits of building it outweighed the costs.

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Even though the Great Wall of China increased trade, it wasn't worth the overall costs paid by the Chinese people, both financially, population wise and uprooting of people.

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CHinas wall greatly outweighed the cost and negative actions because it offered protection, trade benefits, and future cost

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The Great Wall was not worth the cost for three very impactful reasons; hunger, death, and betrayal.

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The benefits of the wall did not outweigh the costs of the wall because the workers of the wall worked in bad conditions, the wall was time consuming, and workers faced death in some cases.

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The benefit of the Great Wall did not outweigh the cost because people were treated harshly due to this, it caused trouble within the dynasty, and it took space and resources.

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The Great Wall of China made an enormous impact on China and the costs out weighed the benefits because of the multiple casualties, cost of resources, and distraction from agriculture and other essential activities.

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The great wall was not worth the cost because the amount of people that died, it didn't keep the mongols out well enough, and trade only benefit the wealthy.

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The work, money, and amount of time it took to build The Great Wall was very important as it proved to be a great source of protection against many invaders.

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The cost of the wall did not outweigh the benefits through starvation, hard labor, and leaving of families

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In the building of the Great Wall of China the benefits it created were not able to outweigh the drastic amount of time it took to complete, the high amount of deaths, and the money and resources it took to construct.

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Was the Great Wall of Benefits worth it’s costs? I believe that it was not worth the cost Because they didn’t need the wall for defenses ,(Doc B) what the people working on the wall had to go through, (Doc E) and a poem about the life of a Calvary solider (Doc F)

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The Great Wall was not worth it because of building time and cost of life.

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The benefits of building the Great Wall of China did in fact outweigh the costs because China was able to safely increase trade with other countries, the people of China were protected greatly, and China was able to get resources from further away.

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The Great Wall of China's benefits did outweigh the cost, the wall resulted in trade relations, protection, and new cities, all of which were major benefits that caused China to be the way it is today.

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The building of the Great Wall was not worth the cost because it was not enough to keep people out, more tributes were paid, and forced labor was used to create it.

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The building of the Great Wall was not worth it because died too frequently, there was nobody to work the rice fields and China had other ways to deal with the Mongols.

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The building of the Great Wall of Ancient China was not worth the benefits when considering the numerous costs which consisted of monetary losses, decreases in resources during its construction, and the countless deaths it caused.

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The benefits of building the Great Wall did not outweigh the costs of life, trade, and the priority of the wall over agriculture.

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The benefits of the Great Wall didn’t not outway the costs because of the struggles the people had to face, the labor and the deaths.

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The cost of the Great Wall out wayed the benefits due to the tribute of goods, poor working conditions, and the death of workers.

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Though the Great Wall ultimately kept intruders out of China, the cost were too high due to unnecessary deaths and neglect to more important situations.

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The cost to build the Great Wall our way the benefits

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The costs of the Great Wall outweigh the benefits due to the many deaths, what the wall symbolized to the Mongols, and how long it took to build. 

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The costs of the Great Wall outweigh the benefits due to the many deaths, what the wall symbolized to the Mongols, and how long it took to build. 

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The Great Wall of China’s benefits did not outweigh the costs because they already interacted with the Mongols, many people died, and it required the work of laborers. 

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The Great Wall of China’s benefits did not outweigh the costs because they already interacted with the Mongols, many people died, and it required the work of laborers. 

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The Great Wall of China proved to be a huge waste of time and effort due to the high costs of the labor required.

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Building the Great Wall of China was not worth it because it did not protect them, people died building it and it was to expensive.

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The benefits of the Great Wall of Ancient China did not outweighed the cost because working conditions, wall cities, and death of soldiers.

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The cost of the Great Wall of china outweighed the benefits through the amount of deaths while constructing the wall, the cost to pay the mongols and for protection, and that the silk trade route only benefitted the wealthy, not the majority of china.

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The Great Wall of China, the benefits did not outweigh the cost because it required a lot of labor, led to a lot of deaths, and took a lot of time.

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Building the Great Wall of China was definently beneficial and worth the cost because it provided protection, helped advance trade and helped colonization in NW China.

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Building the Great Wall of China was definently beneficial and worth the cost because it provided protection, helped advance trade and helped colonization in NW China.

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The three main reason that cost the outweigh of the Great Wall of Anicent China is the relationship with Xiongnus, bad conditions, and high death rates.

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The benefits of the Great Wall of China did not outweigh the costs due to tension it created with outsiders, the amount of time and effort it took to build a wall, and the casualties that resulted from the Great Wall.

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The Great Wall of China was not a good idea because of the casualties and unfair conditions, the cost of it, and the amount of labor it took to build it.

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The benefits of the Great Wall of China did not outweigh the costs because of harsh labor, soldiers dying from hunger and sickness, and the heavy fighting against the Xiongnu

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The Great Wall of China is one of China’s most popular sites. It also is a big factor in Chinas history. There are many pros and cons, but the pros outweigh the cons. Some of the pros in building the Great Wall of China are are keeping out invaders, trade, and the benefit of silk.

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The Great Wall of China’s benefits did not outweigh the costs because of the time it took, the families that were split up, and the resources that were lost.

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The construction of the Great Wall of China was not worth the efforts because of all the time and money spent, the lives lost, and the availability to avoid the mongols altogether.

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The Great Wall of China was not worth the cost due to effects of the lives that had to be taken, the unbalanced exports/imports and the groups selected having to permanently live and defend at the Great Wall.

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The benefits of The Great Wall did not outweigh the cost because o fthe amount of lives lost, labor used, and food shortages.

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The benefits of the building of the Great Wall of China did not outweigh the costs due to many casualties, unfair working conditions, and lack of safety from foreign invasion.

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In "The Great Wall of China: Did the Benefits Outweigh the Costs?", the documents provide evidence that the wall caused more problems than was worth it in the aspects of war, cultural blockade, and life in China.

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The benefits of building the Great Wall of china did not outweigh the costs because of the amount of lives lost, the amount of money  it took to build it, and the unfair labor and harsh conditions.