Why Did Ancient Civilizations Build Massive Walls?

Ancient civilizations built massive walls to keep themselves safe from enemies and other groups of people who might try to take their stuff or hurt them.

Imagine you have a big toy box full of your favorite toys, and someone else wants to take all your toys. What would you do? You might build a wall around your toy box so that only you can get in and out!

That’s exactly what ancient people did. They built huge walls around their cities, like a big fortress, to keep other people from coming in and taking their food, homes, or even their lives.

• Walls are strong, they’re hard to break through, just like the front of your lunchbox is hard to open without the right key.
• Walls can be high, this makes it harder for people to climb over them, like how you have to jump a lot to get onto a slide at the park.

So, walls were like a super strong and tall toy box lid, helping ancient people stay safe and happy.