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Why has the Great Wall of China often been called a "long graveyard"? A) The wall resembles a tombstone. B) Thousands of peasants died while building the wall. C) Many people were buried at the foot of the wall. D) The emperors were buried in the walls.

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B) Thousands of peasants died while building the wall
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While building the Great Wall of China, thousands of peasants died. They were forced to build the wall and were never given the proper care they needed so they ultimately died while trying to construct it.

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