Constructing a wall that ran the length of the country
The Great Wall of China
Walls and wall building have played a very important role in Chinese culture. These people, from the dim mists of prehistory have been wallconscious; from the Neolithic period – when barriers were used - to the Communist Revolution, walls were an essential part of any village. Not only towns and villages; the houses and the temples within them were somehow walled, and the houses also had no windows overlooking the street, thus giving the feeling of wandering around a huge maze. The name for “city” in Chinese (ch’eng) means wall, and over these walled cities, villages, houses and temples presides the god of walls and mounts, whose duties were, and still are, to protect and be responsible for the welfare of the inhabitants. Thus a great and extremely laborious task such as constructing a wall, which was supposed to run throughout the country, must not have seemed such an absurdity.
However, it is indeed a common mistake to perceive the Great Wall as a single architectural structure, and it would also be erroneous to assume that it was built during a single dynasty. For the building of the wall connected the various dynasties, and each of these dynasties somehow contributed to the refurbishing and the construction of a wall, whose foundations had been laid many centuries ago. It was during the fourth and third century B.C. that each warring state started building walls to protect their kingdoms, both against one another and against the northern nomads. Especially three of these states: the Ch’in, the Chao and the Yen, corresponding respectively to the modern provinces of Shensi, Shanzi and Hopei, over and above building walls that surrounded their kingdoms, also laid the foundations on which Ch’in Shih Huang Di would build his first continuous Great Wall.
The role that the Great Wall played in the growth of Chinese economy was an important one. Throughout the centuries many settlements were established along the new border. The garrison troops were instructed to reclaim wasteland and to plant crops on it, roads and canals were built, to mention just a few of the works carried out. All these undertakings greatly helped to increase the country’s trade and cultural exchanges with many remote areas and also with the southern, central and western parts of Asia – the formation of the Silk Route. Builders, garrisons, artisans, farmers and peasants left behind a trail of objects, including inscribed tablets, household articles, and written work, which have become extremely valuable archaeological evidence to the study of defence institutions of the Great Wall and the everyday life of these people who lived and died along the wall
- Gabarito Comentado (1)
- Aulas (4)
- Comentários (3)
- Estatísticas
- Cadernos
- Criar anotações
- Notificar Erro
Gabarito comentado
Confira o gabarito comentado por um dos nossos professores
Vamos analisar a questão e entender o porquê da alternativa correta ser a letra B - "may have made sense within Chinese culture."
Tema da Questão: A questão aborda a construção da Grande Muralha da China, sua importância histórica, cultural e econômica, além de corrigir um equívoco comum quanto à percepção desse monumento como uma única estrutura erguida por uma única dinastia.
Alternativa Correta:
A alternativa B - may have made sense within Chinese culture está correta porque está alinhada com o trecho do texto que diz:
"Thus a great and extremely laborious task such as constructing a wall, which was supposed to run throughout the country, must not have seemed such an absurdity."
Este trecho sugere que, dentro do contexto cultural chinês, a construção de uma muralha extensa fazia sentido. A cultura chinesa tinha uma forte tradição de construir muros para proteção, e essa prática era tão integrada à vida cotidiana que construir um muro que atravessasse o país não parecia uma ideia absurda.
Alternativas Incorretas:
A - honoured the god of walls and mounts. Esta alternativa está incorreta porque, embora o texto mencione o deus dos muros e dos montes, ele não diz que a construção da Grande Muralha foi especificamente para honrá-lo. A menção ao deus é mais para explicar a importância dos muros na cultura chinesa.
C - was an absurdly laborious task. Esta alternativa está errada porque, mesmo sendo uma tarefa laboriosa, o texto deixa claro que, dentro do contexto cultural chinês, não era considerado um "absurdo". Na verdade, o texto diz que essa tarefa "must not have seemed such an absurdity."
D - made the country look like a huge maze. Esta alternativa está incorreta porque, embora o texto mencione que as casas e templos davam a sensação de um grande labirinto, isso não está relacionado à construção da Grande Muralha da China em si. A ideia do labirinto se refere mais à organização urbana e arquitetônica das cidades e vilas.
Portanto, a alternativa correta é a letra B, pois reflete corretamente a ideia central do texto sobre como a construção da Grande Muralha fazia sentido dentro do contexto da cultura chinesa.
Clique para visualizar este gabarito
Visualize o gabarito desta questão clicando no botão abaixo
Comentários
Veja os comentários dos nossos alunos
Respondida na primeira linha do texto:
"Walls and wall building have played a very important role in Chinese culture."
Nessa questão de interpretação é pedido que o candidato localize uma informação específica no texto, que é:
Construindo um muro que percorreu o comprimento do país
Essa informação é respondida na primeira linha do texto, como segue:
Walls and wall building have played a very important role in Chinese culture.
Paredes e construção de paredes têm desempenhado um papel muito importante na cultura chinesa.
A) Incorreta - honrou o deus das paredes e dos montes.
B) Correta - pode ter feito sentido dentro da cultura chinesa.
C) Incorreta - era uma tarefa absurdamente trabalhosa.
D) Incorreta - fez o país parecer um enorme labirinto.
Gabarito: B
b-
These people, from the dim mists of prehistory have been wallconscious; from the Neolithic period – when barriers were used - to the Communist Revolution, walls were an essential part of any village.
Clique para visualizar este comentário
Visualize os comentários desta questão clicando no botão abaixo
Conheça nossos planos