7 ANCIENT WONDERS OF THE WORLD

Question 1

Egypt
- The only wonder that still exists. - The worlds tallest human made structure for nearly
4,000 years
- Erected around 2560 B.C.E on the west bank of the
Nile river. - Khufu Pyramid (481 ft)
- 2.3 million of large block
- 6 million tons
- The soul purpose is a worth royal tombs of pharaos, - 27 years built - the rocks made from nile river

Answer 1

1. THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA

Question 2

• Mesopotamia, Iran
• Built around 600 B.C.E by Nebuchadnezzar II
• Described as marvels of agricultural engineering. - a garden for Queen Amytis
• Agricultural and Engineering
• the only wonder that location has not been found
• purely mythical - Babylon, southeastern of Mesopotamia

Answer 2

2. THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

Question 3

• Zeus, god of thunder’ and sky
• Olympia, Greece
• 41 ft. - he was seated on throne made of different gems, ivory
  from tusks of animals, gold and ebony
• held a statue of Nike, the goddess of victory in his right
  hand

Answer 3

3. STATUE OF ZEUS

Question 4

• Constructed to celebrate Artemis
• Diara, Selene, Hecate, Chang’e
• The most famous iteration completed in 550 B.C.E
• Goddess of wildnerness and moon
• Ephesus (Modern-day, Turkey)
• 127 Ionic-styled columns
• 377 ft - burned by Herostratus
• Turkey

Answer 4

4. TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS

Question 5

• was designed between 353 and 350 B.C.E by the greek
  architects Satyrus and Pythis
• It was created tomb for Mausolus, Persian Empire
• from Caria Anatolia, Turkey
• In a relationship with Artemisia II (wife and sister)
• to preserve their royal blood and power
• 148 ft.

Answer 5

5. MAUSOLEUM OF HALICARNASSUS

Question 6

• Erected between 292 and 280 B.C.E. by the sculptor
  Chares of Lindos.
• Standing at about 33 meters (105-110 feet)
• the statue was a victory monument designed to honor the defeat of the invading army of Demetrius in304BCE
• Colossus/Colossal means Giant
• Helios (Sun-god)
• Rhodes, Greece
• was broken because of earthquake

Answer 6

6. COLOSSUS OF RHODES

Question 7

• It was constructed on Pharos, an island in the harbor of ______ in Egypt
• known as Kemet means Comet the only light in the night - 430 ft.
  -It was completed between 285 and 247 B.C.E.
• known today as Citadel of Qaitbay

Answer 7

7. LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA