The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
the Walls of Babylon
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the Colossus of Rhodes
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the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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the Pharos at Alexandria
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the Pyramids of Giza
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the Statue of Zeus at Olympia
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the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
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an earthquake
What broke the Colossus of Rhodes at the knees?
beaten bronze sheet covering a stone and iron framework
What composed the Colossus of Rhodes?
Wood covered with gold and ivory
What composed the Statue of Zeus at Olympia?
An earthquake
What destroyed the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus?
an earthquake
What destroyed the Pharos at Alexandria?
an earthquake
What destroyed the Statue of Zeus at Olympia?
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia
What revolves around the Statue of Zeus at Olympia?
the Pharos at Alexandria
What was the world's first lighthouse?
the Pergamon Museum in East Berlin
Where is the finest and only remaining wall of the Walls of Babylon held?
Rhodes
Where was the Colossus located?
Halicarnassus (the coast of Asia Minor)
Where was the Mausoleum located?
Alexandria (Egypt)
Where was the Pharos located?
Olympia (the site of the original Olympic Games in the northwestern Peloponnese peninsula)
Where was the Statue of Zeus located?
Ephesus (a Greek city about 35 miles [56 kilometers] south of modern Izmir, Turkey)
Where was the Temple of Artemis located?
Babylon (on the river Euphrates in what is now Iraq)
Where were the Hanging Gardens located?
Giza (Egypt)
Where were the Pyramids located?
Babylon (on the river Euphrates in what is now Iraq)
Where were the infamous Walls located?
the Great Pyramid of Khufu
Which is the largest of the Pyramids of Giza?
the Pyramids of Giza
Which of the seven ancient wonders remain intact to this day?
King Nebuchadnezzar
Who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Sostratos of Cnidus
Who built the Pharos at Alexandria?
King Croesus
Who built the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus?
the Greeks
Who compiled the list of the 7 Wonder of the Ancient World?
Bryaxis, Leochares, Skipas, and Timotheos
Who decorated the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus?
Pythius of Priene
Who designed the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus?
The Goths
Who destroyed the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus?
the sun god Helios
Who did the Colossus of Rhodes honor?
Chares
Who sculpted the Colossus of Rhodes?
Pheidias of Athens
Who sculpted the Statue of Zeus at Olympia?
Mausolus, Persian regional governor and almost king in his own right
Who was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus built for?
Kufu, Khafre, and Menkaure
Who were the Pyramids of Giza built for?
Antipater of Sidon
Whose first recorded mention of the 7 Ancient wonders is most widely recognized?
Philo of Byzantium
Whose second recorded mention of the 7 Ancient wonders replaces the Pharos with the Walls of Babylon?
Mythical and sacred connotations; the 7 days of creation, the 7 deadly sins, the 7 planets recognized by Greek astronomers, the 7 wise men of the sixth century AD, the 7 seas, and Shakespeare's 7 ages of man
Why were 7 wonders chosen?
