Seven wonders of the World

What were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

• Monuments built in Asia. Some of the cities include Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore. 
• Monuments built in Egypt, Rome, and Thailand.
• Monuments built in Europe, Africa, and Western Asia. 
• Monuments built in the U.S.

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Where was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?

• Turkey.
• Giza.
• Europe. 
• Egypt.

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What is the oldest structure on the ancient list of the seven wonders?

• The Great Pyramids of Giza
  
• Lighthouse of Alexandria
• Great Wall of China
• Statue of Zeus at Olympia

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In the phrase, "The statue at Olympia was built to exalt Zeus," what does "exalt" mean?

• Make fun of

• Worship

• Belittle

• Resemble

What's the most likely way that water might have been lifted to the terraces of the Hanging Gardens?

• Slaves carried buckets of water by hand

• With simple machines like pulleys and levers

• With primitive oil-burning engines

• Through a complicated system of aqueducts

What can you infer about the Colossus of Rhodes from its name?

• The fact that it was built to commemorate a military victory

• The fact it represented the sun god Helios

• The fact that it had a bronze exterior

• The fact that it was very large

How is the Great Pyramid different from the other six Wonders?

• It was the only one in Africa

• It's the only one that wasn't mythical

• It's the smallest of the seven Wonders

• It's the only one that's still standing

Why do the Seven Wonders not include things like Mayan pyramids or Chinese temples?

• Those structures weren't big enough

• Those structures were considered too ugly

• Those structures were built during the modern era

• The people who compiled the list never saw those structures