Wonders of the World Flashcards
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What is the wonder of the world by which all other wonders are measured
The Original World Wonder
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the wonder by which all other wonders are measured. It’s old: nearly 4600 years old. It’s so old that it was older to the Romans than the Colosseum is to us. It’s big: 139 meters, even with millennia of erosion. It’s so big that it took 3800 years for another building to top it.
Which Onder of the World probably never existed?
THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
Iraq The Hanging Gardens probably never existed.
Babylon was one of the great cities in antiquity, and under Nebuchadnezzar, its walls and gardens were famous throughout the ancient world, noted by Greek and Roman historians. But no sign exists of the gardens, supposedly built for his queen.
THE STATUE OF ZEUS AT OLYMPIA, Greece
A Divine Work of Gold and Ivory
Every four years for more than a millennium, the athletes of the Greek, and later, Roman world would converge on a small sacred space in the Western Peloponnese. There, at the Olympic Games, they would test their mettle and strive for greatness.
Which Additional ANCIENT wonder of the world is found in the UK
Stonehenge, England The ancient circle of stones on the Salisbury plain is the world’s best known Stone Age site, and that popularity is well-earned. Archaeologists are still trying to understand its secrets. Was it an observatory? A place of worship or funeral rites? Some of its stones come from 240 kilometers away, yielding even more questions about the neolithic Britons who built it.
NAme one of the wonders of the Hellenic World
THE SEVEN ADDITIONAL WONDERS OF THE HELLENIC/HELLENISTIC WORLD
- The Parthenon of Athens, Greece
- The Oracle of Apollo at Delphi, Greece
- Petra, Jordan
- The Fortress of Masada, Israel
- The Ruins of Heliopolis of Baalbek, Lebanon
- The Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa of Alexandria, Egypt
- The Hagia Sophia of Istanbul, Turkey
NAme one of the THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ROMAN WORLD
- The Roman Forum, Italy
- The Pont du Gard, France
- The Ruined Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Italy
- The Colosseum of Rome, Italy
- The Pantheon of Rome, Italy
- The Ruins of Leptis Magna, Libya
- Diocletian’s Palace at Split, Croatia
Name one of the THE SEVEN WONDERS OF CHINESE ARCHITECTURE
- The Terracotta Army of Xian, China
- The Great Wall of China
- The Giant Buddha of Leshan, China
- The Forbidden City of Beijing, China
- The Temple of Heaven of Beijing, China
- The Humble Administrator’s Garden of Suzhou, China
- The Summer Palace of Beijing, China
NAme HE SEVEN WONDERS OF INDIAN/HINDU ARCHITECTURE
The Taj Mahal of Agra, India
NAme one of THE SEVEN WONDERS OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
- The Mezquita of Córdoba, Spain
- The Alhambra of Granada, Spain
NAme one of the SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
HE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
- The Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, France
- Mont Saint-Michel, France
- The Tower of London, England
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Name 2 THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE RENAISSANCE
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE RENAISSANCE
- The Grand Canal of Venice, Italy
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
- The Kremlin of Moscow, Russia
Name 2 SEVEN WONDERS OF THE BAROQUE ERA
HE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE BAROQUE ERA
- The Hieronymites Monastery of Lisbon, Portugal
- Vatican City
- Versailles Palace, France
Name one of the wonders in Portugal
The Hieronymites Monastery of Lisbon, Portugal
Name two of the THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE INDUSTRIAL ERA
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE INDUSTRIAL ERA
- The Clock Tower of Westminster, England
- The Statue of Liberty of New York, United States
- The Eiffel Tower of Paris, France
- The Empire State Building of New York, United States
- The Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco, United States
Name 2 THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD
- The Kennedy Space Center, United States
- The Sydney Opera House, Australia
- The CN Tower of Toronto, Canada
- The Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao, Spain
Name 2 THE SEVEN WONDERS OF MAN AND NATURE
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF MAN AND NATURE
- The Panama Canal, Panama
- The Hoover Dam, United States
- The Channel Tunnel, England/France
Name 3 THE TEN WONDERS OF EARTH
- Bryce Canyon, United States
- Uluru, Australia
- The Rock Formations of Cappadocia, Turkey
- Monument Valley, United States
- The Rock of Gibraltar
- Carlsbad Caverns, United States
- The Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
- The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
- The Karst Islands of Halong Bay, Vietnam
- The Valley of the Li River, China
Name 3 TEN WONDERS OF THE OCEAN
THE TEN WONDERS OF THE OCEAN
- The Great Barrier Reef of Australia
- The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Mexico/Belize/Honduras
- The Reefs of Palau
- The Bay of Fundy, Canada
- The Island of Bora Bora, French Polynesia
- The Pink Sands of Bermuda
- The Bioluminescent Bay of Vieques, Puerto Rico
- The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Victoria Harbor of Hong Kong, China
- The Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Name 3 TEN WONDERS OF ICE
THE TEN WONDERS OF ICE
- The Aurora Borealis
- Antarctica
- Mount Everest, Nepal
- Yosemite Valley, United States
- Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina
- Banff National Park, Canada
- The Fjords of Norway
178.The Torres de Paine, Chile - Milford Sound, New Zealand
- The High Passes of Ladakh, India
Name 3 THE TEN WONDERS OF WATER
THE TEN WONDERS OF WATER
- The Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan/Palestine
- Iguazú Falls, Brazil/Argentina
- Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe
- Angel Falls, Venezuela
- Niagara Falls, Canada/United States
- The Grand Canyon of the Colorado, United States
- The Middle Valley of the Rhine, Germany
- Lake Bled, Slovenia
- Lake Baikal, Russia
- The Backwaters of Kerala, India
NAme 2 THE TEN WONDERS OF LIFE
THE TEN WONDERS OF LIFE
- The Amazon Rain Forest, Brazil
- The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
- Okavango Delta, Botswana
- The Monarch Butterfly Migration, Mexico
- The Serengeti Migration, Tanzania
- Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
- Kruger National Park, South Africa
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
- Wolong National Nature Reserve, China
- The General Sherman Tree, United States
