The Great Wall of China Isn't What You Think

Thanks to Odoo for sponsoring this video: https://www.odoo.com/r/Wzj How old is the Great Wall of China? My video on all the walls in the world:    • All the Walls in the World, Mapped   Brock, John. "The Great Wall of China: The World’s Greatest Boundary Monument!" International Federation of Surveyors: Article of the Month (June 2014): 1–13. Di Cosmo, Nicola. "The Origins of the Great Wall." Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ. Lattimore, Owen. "Origins of the Great Wall of China: A Frontier Concept in Theory and Practice." Geographical Review 27, no. 4 (October 1937): 529–549. O’Neill, Joseph R. The Great Wall of China. Essential Events. Edina, MN: ABDO Publishing Company, 2009. Rojas, Carlos. The Great Wall: A Cultural History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2010. Slavicek, Louise Chipley. The Great Wall of China. Arbitrary Borders: Political Boundaries in World History. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2005. Turnbull, Stephen. The Great Wall of China 221 BC–AD 1644. Illustrated by Steve Noon. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2007. Waldron, Arthur N. "The Problem of The Great Wall of China." Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies 43, no. 2 (December 1983): 643–663. Yang, Yang, Yukun Zhang, and Yan Li. "Temporal and Spatial Distribution Characteristics of the Ming Great Wall." Heritage Science 12, no. 81 (2024): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-024-01.... Hi there, my name is Jochem Boodt. I make the show The Present Past, where I show how the present has been influenced by the past. History, but connected to the present and fun! Every episode I show how history has influenced and made a thing, an idea or event in our present time. I make different content. You can find me on: TikTok:   / thepresentpast   Instagram   / the_presentpast   Twitter :   / @thepresent_past   Logo by:   / multicolor_junkie   If you have an idea for an episode please fill in this form: https://www.dropbox.com/request/nMMMS...