Ancient Wonders of the World

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven ancient wonders of the world?

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Lighthouse of Alexandria

• The Grand Canyon

• Statue of Zeus

Which of the following ancient wonders is the ONLY ONE still in existence today?

• Great Pyramid of Giza

• Colosssus of Rhodes

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Lighthouse of Alexandria

The largest of the 3 pyramids at Giza, called Khufu or "The Great Pyramid," covers approximately ___ acres and contains more than ___ stone blocks.

• 6 (acres)

  100, 000 (blocks)

• 10 (acres)

  1 million (blocks)

• 13 (acres)

  2 million (blocks)

The pyramids in Egypt were created around 2600 B.C. as ______________; unfortunately, they are believed to have been robbed of their contents within the first 250 years.

• shrines to the Greek gods

• royal tombs

• banks for money

• animal burial places

Although many modern scientists do NOT believe that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon actually existed, ancient writers claim that the wonder was created around 600 B.C. by King Nebuchadnezzar II and sustained by water from the _____ in modern-day _____.

• Nile River, Egypt

• Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

• Euphrates River, Iraq

After 800 years, Christian priests requested the closing of the temple in which stood the _____ statue of Zeus. This wonder was moved to another temple in what is now Istanbul, Turkey, but the statue is believed to have been destroyed by _____ in 462.

• 25-foot

  war

• 40-foot

  fire

• 100-foot

  an earthquake

The original Temple of Artemis was created by an architect and his son from Crete but destroyed by _____.

• lightning

• a Greek citizen who torched the temple, seeking fame

• an architect from Greece, who was jealous at the temple's famed beauty and detail