WONDERS OF THE WORLD

#1. The Great Wall of China• Built between the _____& ______ century _____

• Chinese built it from ____________________ to Lop Nur on southern edge of __________________; stretches _______________ miles

• Used to ______________ the borders of invading ________________________

• It is the greatest ______________ barrier in the world & is still standing today

#2. Christ The Redeemer Statue• Built from ______________ in

_________________________, _______________

• Religious monument in honor of ____________________ & to honor Jesus & Brazil’s _______________________ roots

• necessary work ______________ and workers who participated in the construction were transported to _________________ by the trains from the railroad

• largest _______________statue in the world – ____________ ft tall– __________ ft wide

Approximate heights of various notable statues:

1. Spring Temple Buddha 153 m2. Statue of Liberty 93 m

3. The Motherland Calls 91 m4. Christ the Redeemer 39.6 m

5. Statue of David 5.17 m (sculpture 5.17 m + plinth = approximately 7.7 m)

#3. Machu Picchu• Built around ______________ by the ___________– _____________ feet above sea level– __________ square miles

• Was used as a settlement & _____________

• It was the center of Inca ________________ in __________________

• Discovered in ________________, it still stands today in Peru, ___________________

#4. Chichen Itza• means “__________________________________“

• Built about _________________– first populated between 600 and __________ by

______________ and on abandoned around ________– resettled ______ years later & was then abandoned

around __________

• Located on the __________________ Peninsula in present day __________________

• Was a ________________________ for the Myans

#5. The Roman Colosseum

• Started building in _____________ & was completed in __________– ____________high

• Located in ________________, ________________

• Used for public ______________________ & ___________________ combat– ____________ spectators max

#6. The Taj Majal• Built in ______________& finished in _________ by

the _________________ & ______________

• Located in _____________, _____________

• Was built has a _________________ by Mughal Emperor ___________________ in memory of his favorite wife, _______________________

• It is India’s and the world’s most beautiful ________

#7. Petra• Built about ___________________________ by the

____________________ Arabs

• Located in present day _______________

• Originally it was _______________ & ______________. Later expanded into a _________

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