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The Ancient Wonders of the World

The Ancient Wonders of the World

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8th Grade

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Bronagh Murphy

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15 Slides • 7 Questions

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The Ancient Wonders of the World

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Which ancient civilization is older?

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Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Rome

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How many wonders of the ancient world are there?

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5

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7

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If something causes wonder, we think that it is...

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Not interesting

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Amazing

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Boring

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Which of the following pyramids is considered one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World?

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Khufu

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Khafre

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Menkaure

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Which building is taller?

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The Great Pyramid

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The Eiffel Tower

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Tutankhamun was buried in the Great Pyramid.

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True

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False

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​Ancient Civilizations:

A civilization is a group of people who work together to make life as good as possible for all members of the group.

The term ancient means that it is something that occurred a long time ago, way back in history.

​As we have previously seen, both the Ancient Egyptians and the Ancient Romans achieved many things.

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​The Achievements of the Ancients:

  • ​Can you recall the achievements of the Ancient Romans?

  • ​Can you recall the achievements of the Ancient Egyptians

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​The Seven Wonders:

​While there were achievements in many of the ancient civilizations, there are 7 that are considered the best examples.

​These are known as the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World.

​Q. Has anyone ever seen one of these 7 Wonders?

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​Only one of these ancient wonders still exists today - the Great Pyramid of Giza.

​The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World was a list drawn up by the Ancient Greeks and so it only included buildings known to them.

​The Ancient Greeks in a way then were the first tourists!

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Most of the buildings were close to the Ancient Greeks.

​Lots of other amazing buildings also existed at the time (i.e. Newgrange in the Republic of Ireland).

​Q. Does this make the list very fair?

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Today, there are many amazing building. Are any of these considered Wonders of the World?

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