Vocabulaire des Monuments Anciens Clés - Grande Muraille de Chine

an extremely long wall in China, that is more than 20,000 kilometers long and was built centuries ago to protect China from intruders

positioned in the direction of the north

the biggest country in East Asia

known by a lot of people

to guard, protect, or defend someone

a very tall and large natural structure that looks like a huge hill with a pointed top that is often covered in snow

used to indicate movement into one side and out of the opposite side of something

a low area of land between mountains or hills, often with a river flowing through it

a hard material, usually made of minerals, and often used for building things

a hard rectangular block, usually made of baked clay, used for building

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

relating to the country, people, culture, or language of China

a person who governs or controls a country or territory

throughout a period of several years

the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644

someone who does manual work, particularly a heavy and exhausting one to earn money

to hold someone or something and take them from one place to another

material used for constructing buildings

the part of our body between our neck and our legs that we cannot see

someone who serves in an army, particularly a person who is not an officer

someone who has a farm or manages a farm

a person who is held in jail or prison as punishment for a crime, or while awaiting trial or sentencing

to make someone behave a certain way or do a particular action, even if they do not want to

to no longer be alive

difficult to endure

the state of something at a particular time

receiving a lot of love and attention from many people

something that a person spends time doing, particularly to accomplish a certain purpose

someone who enters a place, such as a building, city, or website, for a particular purpose

to use a device like a camera or cellphone to capture an image of something or someone

an area of scenery visible in a single view

catching and keeping our attention because of being unusual, exciting, etc.

the activity of traveling to places for pleasure, sightseeing, or recreation

to assist or enable someone to acquire some knowledge, skills, or abilities

something that represents an idea, quality, or concept beyond its literal meaning

an individual with a great amount of knowledge, skill, or training in a particular field

related or belonging to a period of history that is long gone

the written or printed words, letters, and symbols of a particular language

any area beyond the Earth's atmosphere

someone who is trained to travel and work in space

a big round mass covered in land and water, on which we all live