50 Buildings You Should Know Quiz- Section 1

Why is the Great Pyramid of Giza so easy to see while traveling in the Libyan Desert? Choose all that apply.

• The stone blocks of the pyramid reflects the Sun's rays

• It is 147 meters high

• It is an odd shape

• It sits upon a flat desert landscape

The Craftsmen and Laborers lived to the _____ of the building site in a temporary village.

What is this?

• Tuscan Column

• Colonnade

• Pylon

• Obelisk

Where can a tourist visit a true-to-scale copy of the Parthenon?

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Nashville, Tennessee

• Los Angeles, California

• Medford, Oregon

This unusual "historian" helped make the city of Petra, Jordan known to a much wider audience.

• J'marcus J'michael III

• M. Night Shamalan

• Steven Spielburg

• George Lucas

Describe how the Sik is related to the city of Petra.

• It was the long rocky gorge that was the main route to the city

• It was Petra's main trading center

• It contained many of the first real universities

• It was a space of leisure where much of Petra's culture was developed

Which of these photos is of Khazne Firuan (Pharaoh's Treasury)?

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What was the capacity of the Colosseum?

• 80,000-100,000

• 2,000-3,000

• 40,000-60,000

• 50,000-70,000

Which of the options below were events that have worn down the Colosseum?

• Fires

• Enemy nations destroying the building

• Earthquakes

• Lightning Strikes

• Looters

Today, Constantinople is named ________