Why was the Grand Canal built? What other benefits did it have?
People from the north and south could easily come to each other to trade and keep in contact without crossing two wild rivers: the Yellow and Yangtze...
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Where is the Grand Canal?
Eastern China. The canal starts in the southern part of China at the East China Sea. It goes up to Xi'an. It goes through the Yellow and Yangtze River...
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Who worked on the Grand Canal and why?
Yangdi forced one woman, one child, and one old man from each family to work on the canal. And every man who was between fifteen and fifty also had to...
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How did Yangdi get enough money to make the Grand Canal?
He forced everyone to pay their taxes 10 years in advance.
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When the Grand Canal was finally finished, what did Yangdi do to celebrate?
Yangdi, his family, and the court went on a ride down it.
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How many boats did it take to hold everyone?
62
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Yangdi didn't want to paddle, so what did he do?
He forced men to drag their boats with ropes across the water.
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How many men did it take to drag Yangdi's boats along the canal?
80,000
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What other things did Yangdi force his people to build?
New palaces for himself. Roads and large ships to make him more powerful.
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The Chinese were furious at Yangdi for everything he had forced them to do. The Chinese paid high taxes, left their families and farms to work on all Yangdi's projects, died from building the canal. The Chinese became poorer and d...
They rebelled and killed Yangdi
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How many emperors were after Yangdi before the Sui dynasty ended?
