History Forum / General / Ancient History / August 2008

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One of the world's most perplexing mysteries
is WHY the Great Wall of China was built.
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Almost everyone believes the Great Wall was
constructed for only one reason: that is, to prevent
China from being invaded.
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Some others ( i.e., Chinese historical scholars)
claim it was built to serve as a permanent barrier
between the agricultural Chinese in the south  and
the Xiong Nu (the nomadic cattle-raisers) in the north,
since they apparently got along like cats and dogs.
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Nonsense! Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Anyone with a semblance of common sense realizes
that, if the Great Wall had been constructed to keep
an enemy out or to keep the peace within, it never
would've have been extended to such a great length
-- nearly 4,000 miles -- and continue through so many
isolated areas, including mountain chains and through
deserts, a great distance from civilization.
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And, besides, the Great Wall --- about 25 feet high -- couldn't have
done an adequate job of protecting the Chinese from an invasion
anyway.
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This was proven explicitly eight centuries ago when the Mongolian
hordes of Genghis Khan successfully scaled
the wall at numerous locations and eventually conquered most of China.
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The real reason The Great Wall of China was originally constructed had
nothing whatsoever to do with preventing
an invasion but, instead, to keep their people inside China
and keep outsiders from coming in
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China's leaders adamantly opposed the prospect
of the mingling of their race with those in neighboring countries that
they ordered the start of the mind-boggling,
gargantuan undertaking to make such intermingling
virtually impossible on a large scale.
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They were concerned about the possible ``contamination''
of their race by mingling -- and mating -- with non-Chinese.
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Many scientific textbooks claim that construction of the original
section of The Great Wall began around 400 B.C.
but various scientists, most Chinese, seriously question this dating
and believe it had begun much earlier.
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Indeed, it did.
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The original Great Wall was some 2,000 miles long and,
at a later time, construction began on another 2,000
miles or so, through the mountains and deserts.
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The desire was simply to keep the Chinese race pure
and it happened again in the 1930s in Germany under
the Third Reich.
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More recently, the idea re-surfaced with the decision
to construct a wall to keep illegal immigrants
from entering the United States from Mexico.
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Ed Conrad
Man as Old as Coal
AND
Proof of Life After Death
http://www.edconrad.com
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[edit] B

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   * Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina[13]
   * Flag of Botswana Botswana – Republic of Botswana
   * Flag of Brazil Brazil – Federative Republic of Brazil
   * Flag of Brunei Brunei – Negara Brunei Darussalam
   * Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria – Republic of Bulgaria
   * Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
   * Flag of Burma Burma – Union of Myanmar
   * Flag of Burundi Burundi – Republic of Burundi

[edit] C

   * Flag of Cambodia Cambodia – Kingdom of Cambodia
   * Flag of Cameroon Cameroon – Republic of Cameroon
   * Flag of Canada Canada[14]
   * Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde – Republic of Cape Verde
   * Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands (UK overseas territory)
   * Flag of the Central African Republic Central African
Republic[15]
   * Flag of Chad Chad – Republic of Chad
   * Flag of Chile Chile – Republic of Chile
   * Flag of the People's Republic of China China – People's Republic
of China[16]
   * For "China, Republic of", see Taiwan
   * Flag of Christmas Island Christmas Island – Territory of
Christmas Island (Australian overseas territory)
   * Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands –
Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australian overseas territory)
   * Flag of Colombia Colombia – Republic of Colombia
   * Flag of the Comoros Comoros – Union of the Comoros
   * Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo – Democratic
Republic of the Congo[17]
   * Flag of the Republic of the Congo Congo – Republic of the
Congo[18]
   * Flag of the Cook Islands Cook Islands (Associated state of New
Zealand)
   * Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica
   * Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire – Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
   * Flag of Croatia Croatia – Republic of Croatia
   * Flag of Cuba Cuba – Republic of Cuba
   * Flag of Cyprus Cyprus – Republic of Cyprus[19]
   * Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic[20]

[edit] D

   * Flag of Denmark Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
   * For "Dhekelia", see Akrotiri and Dhekelia
   * Flag of Djibouti Djibouti – Republic of Djibouti
   * Flag of Dominica Dominica – Commonwealth of Dominica
   * Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

[edit] E

   * Flag of East Timor East Timor – Democratic Republic of Timor-
Leste
   * Flag of Ecuador Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
   * Flag of Egypt Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
   * Flag of El Salvador El Salvador – Republic of El Salvador
   * Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea – Republic of
Equatorial Guinea
   * Flag of Eritrea Eritrea – State of Eritrea
   * Flag of Estonia Estonia – Republic of Estonia
   * Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia – Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia

[edit] F

   * Flag of the Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (UK overseas
territory)[21]
   * Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands (Self-governing country
in the Kingdom of Denmark)
   * Flag of Fiji Fiji – Republic of the Fiji Islands
   * Flag of Finland Finland – Republic of Finland
   * Flag of France France – French Republic
   * Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia (French overseas
collectivity)

[edit] G

   * Flag of Gabon Gabon – Gabonese Republic
   * Flag of The Gambia Gambia, The – Republic of The Gambia
   * Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia[22]
   * Flag of Germany Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
   * Flag of Ghana Ghana – Republic of Ghana
   * Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar (UK overseas territory)
   * Flag of Greece Greece – Hellenic Republic
   * Flag of Greenland Greenland (Self-governing country in the
Kingdom of Denmark)
   * Flag of Grenada Grenada
   * Flag of Guam Guam – Territory of Guam (US organized territory)
   * Flag of Guatemala Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
   * Flag of Guernsey Guernsey – Bailiwick of Guernsey (British Crown
dependency)[23]
   * Flag of Guinea Guinea – Republic of Guinea
   * Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau – Republic of Guinea-Bissau
   * Flag of Guyana Guyana – Co-operative Republic of Guyana

[edit] H

   * Flag of Haiti Haiti – Republic of Haiti
   * Flag of Honduras Honduras – Republic of Honduras
   * Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong – Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)
[24]
   * Flag of Hungary Hungary – Republic of Hungary

[edit] I

   * Flag of Iceland Iceland – Republic of Iceland
   * Flag of India India – Republic of India
   * Flag of Indonesia Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
   * Flag of Iran Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
   * Flag of Iraq Iraq – Republic of Iraq
   * Flag of Ireland Ireland - Ireland[25]
   * Flag of the Isle of Man Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
   * Flag of Israel Israel – State of Israel
   * Flag of Italy Italy – Italian Republic
   * For "Ivory Coast", see Côte d'Ivoire

[edit] J

   * Flag of Jamaica Jamaica
   * Flag of Japan Japan
   * Flag of Jersey Jersey – Bailiwick of Jersey (British Crown
dependency)
   * Flag of Jordan Jordan – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

[edit] K

   * Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan – Republic of Kazakhstan
   * Flag of Kenya Kenya – Republic of Kenya
   * Flag of Kiribati Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati
   * Flag of North Korea Korea, North – Democratic People's Republic
of Korea[26]
   * Flag of South Korea Korea, South – Republic of Korea[27]
   * Flag of Kosovo Kosovo – Republic of Kosovo[3]
   * Flag of Kuwait Kuwait – State of Kuwait
   * Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyz Republic[28]

[edit] L

   * Flag of Laos Laos – Lao People's Democratic Republic
   * Flag of Latvia Latvia – Republic of Latvia
   * Flag of Lebanon Lebanon – Republic of Lebanon
   * Flag of Lesotho Lesotho – Kingdom of Lesotho
   * Flag of Liberia Liberia – Republic of Liberia
   * Flag of Libya Libya – Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya
   * Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein – Principality of
Liechtenstein
   * Flag of Lithuania Lithuania – Republic of Lithuania
   * Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

[edit] M

   * Flag of Macau Macao – Macao Special Administrative Region of the
People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)[29]
   * Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonia – Republic of
Macedonia[30]
   * Flag of Madagascar Madagascar – Republic of Madagascar
   * Flag of Malawi Malawi – Republic of Malawi
   * Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
   * Flag of the Maldives Maldives – Republic of Maldives
   * Flag of Mali Mali – Republic of Mali
   * Flag of Malta Malta – Republic of Malta
   * Flag of the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands – Republic of the
Marshall Islands
   * Flag of Mauritania Mauritania – Islamic Republic of Mauritania
   * Flag of Mauritius Mauritius – Republic of Mauritius
   * Flag of Mayotte Mayotte – Departmental Collectivity of Mayotte
(French overseas collectivity)
   * Flag of Mexico Mexico – United Mexican States
   * Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia –
Federated States of Micronesia
   * Flag of Moldova Moldova – Republic of Moldova[31]
   * Flag of Monaco Monaco – Principality of Monaco
   * Flag of Mongolia Mongolia - Republic of Mongolia
   * Flag of Montenegro Montenegro – Republic of Montenegro
   * Flag of Montserrat Montserrat (UK overseas territory)
   * Flag of Morocco Morocco – Kingdom of Morocco[32]
   * Flag of Mozambique Mozambique – Republic of Mozambique
   * For "Myanmar", see Burma

[edit] N

   * Flag of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno-Karabakh – Nagorno-
Karabakh Republic[6]
   * Flag of Namibia Namibia – Republic of Namibia
   * Flag of Nauru Nauru – Republic of Nauru
   * Flag of Nepal Nepal – State of Nepal
   * Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands – Kingdom of the
Netherlands[33]
   * Flag of the Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles (Self-
governing country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
   * Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia – Territory of New Caledonia
and Dependencies (French community sui generis)
   * Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
   * Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
   * Flag of Niger Niger – Republic of Niger
   * Flag of Nigeria Nigeria – Federal Republic of Nigeria
   * Flag of Niue Niue (Associated state of New Zealand)
   * Flag of Norfolk Island Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk
Island (Australian overseas territory)
   * Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus
– Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[4]
   * Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands –
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US commonwealth)
   * For "North Korea", see Korea, North
   * Flag of Norway Norway – Kingdom of Norway

[edit] O

   * Flag of Oman Oman – Sultanate of Oman

[edit] P

   * Flag of Pakistan Pakistan – Islamic Republic of Pakistan
   * Flag of Palau Palau – Republic of Palau
   * Palestinian flag Palestine – Palestinian Territories[34]
   * Flag of Panama Panama – Republic of Panama
   * Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea – Independent State of
Papua New Guinea
   * Flag of Paraguay Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
   * For "People's Republic of China", see China
   * Flag of Peru Peru – Republic of Peru
   * Flag of the Philippines Philippines – Republic of the
Philippines
   * Flag of the Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn,
Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands (UK overseas territory)
   * Flag of Poland Poland – Republic of Poland
   * Flag of Portugal Portugal – Portuguese Republic
   * For "Pridnestrovie", see Transnistria
   * Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico – Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
(US commonwealth)

[edit] Q

   * Flag of Qatar Qatar – State of Qatar

[edit] R

   * Flag of Romania Romania
   * Flag of Russia Russia – Russian Federation
   * Flag of Rwanda Rwanda – Republic of Rwanda

[edit] S

   * Flag of Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy – Collectivity of
Saint Barthélemy (French overseas collectivity)
   * Flag of Saint Helena Saint Helena (UK overseas territory)
   * Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis – Federation
of Saint Christopher and Nevis
   * Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
   * Flag of Saint Martin (France) Saint Martin – Collectivity of
Saint Martin (French overseas collectivity)
   * Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon –
Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French overseas
collectivity)
   * Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
   * Flag of Samoa Samoa – Independent State of Samoa
   * Flag of San Marino San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San
Marino
   * Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe – Democratic
Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
   * Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
   * Flag of Senegal Senegal – Republic of Senegal
   * Flag of Serbia Serbia – Republic of Serbia[35]
   * Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles – Republic of Seychelles
   * Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone – Republic of Sierra Leone
   * Flag of Singapore Singapore – Republic of Singapore
   * Flag of Slovakia Slovakia – Slovak Republic
   * Flag of Slovenia Slovenia – Republic of Slovenia
   * Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
   * Flag of Somalia Somalia[36] - Somali Republic
   * Flag of Somaliland Somaliland – Republic of Somaliland[8]
   * Flag of South Africa South Africa – Republic of South Africa
   * For "South Korea", see Korea, South
   * Flag of South Ossetia South Ossetia – Republic of South
Ossetia[9]
   * Flag of Spain Spain – Kingdom of Spain
   * Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka – Democratic Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka
   * Flag of Sudan Sudan – Republic of the Sudan
   * Flag of Suriname Suriname – Republic of Suriname
   * Flag of Svalbard Svalbard (Territory of Norway)[37]
   * Flag of Swaziland Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland
   * Flag of Sweden Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden
   * Flag of Switzerland Switzerland – Swiss Confederation
   * Flag of Syria Syria – Syrian Arab Republic

[edit] T

   * Flag of the Republic of China Taiwan – Republic of China [38]
   * Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan – Republic of Tajikistan
   * Flag of Tanzania Tanzania – United Republic of Tanzania
   * Flag of Thailand Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
   * For "Timor-Leste", see East Timor
   * Flag of Togo Togo – Togolese Republic
   * Flag of Tokelau Tokelau (Overseas territory of New Zealand)
   * Flag of Tonga Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga
   * Flag of Transnistria Transnistria – Transnistrian Moldovan
Republic[7]
   * Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago – Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago
   * Flag of Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (Dependency of the UK
overseas territory of Saint Helena)
   * Flag of Tunisia Tunisia – Tunisian Republic
   * Flag of Turkey Turkey – Republic of Turkey
   * Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
   * Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
(UK overseas territory)
   * Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu

[edit] U

   * Flag of Uganda Uganda – Republic of Uganda
   * Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
   * Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
   * Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom – United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   * Flag of the United States United States – United States of
America
   * Flag of Uruguay Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay
   * Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan – Republic of Uzbekistan

[edit] V

   * Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu
   * Flag of the Vatican City Vatican City – State of the Vatican
City[39]
   * Flag of Venezuela Venezuela – Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
   * Flag of Vietnam Vietnam – Socialist Republic of Vietnam
   * Flag of the British Virgin Islands Virgin Islands, British –
British Virgin Islands (UK overseas territory)
   * Flag of the United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands, United
States – United States Virgin Islands (US organized territory)

[edit] W

   * Flag of Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna – Territory of
Wallis and Futuna Islands (French overseas collectivity)
   * Flag of Western Sahara Western Sahara - Sahrawi Arab Democratic
Republic[40]

[edit] Y

   * Flag of Yemen Yemen – Republic of Yemen

[edit] Z

   * For "Zaire", see Democratic Republic of the Congo
   * Flag of Zambia Zambia – Republic of Zambia
   * Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe