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1 The Modern Seven Wonders of the World 1. Taj Mahal Taj Mahal is a mausoleum in Agra, India on the banks of the river Yamuna. It is one of the most beautiful buildings of the world and it is a symbol of endless love. It's made of very special marble which can change colour. On bright daylight it looks white, in the morning it becomes pink and on a moonlight night metallic. The mausoleum has a central hall with acoustics and eight-side rooms. Inside the mausoleum are the tombs of Shah and his wife. The marble walls have inlaid semi-precious stones. 2.Christ the Redeemer Christ the Redeemer is a giant statue built from 1922 to It was designed and built by the Brazilian architect and engineer Heitor da Silva Costa. The French sculptor Paul Landowski also helped build the statue and they received donations from catholics. It's 38m tall and and its arms stretch 28m wide. Through the years it suffered a lot of damage and has become one of the seven wonders as the years passed.

2 3. Chichen Itza Chichen Itza is a huge town, made of stone where Mayans did a lot of rituals. It was discovered by Christophur Columbus in Yucatan Mexico. Chichen Itza means "at the mount of the well Itza".The place was used for astronomical sciences and calender. In those times there wasn't much water and the Mayans used to use the water from one lake in Chichen Itza called The Sacred Cenote. The human bones and gold which were found there show that ancient people used the lake for religious rituals in which they made sacrifices. 4.The Great Wall of China The construction of The Great Wall of China began in the 4 th century BC. Over the next 2300 years more than 20 Chinese dynasties worked to make it stronger and to create the largest facility for military use in the world. The Quing Dynasty and Han Min built the largest contribution (more than 6000km). A section of the wall in the Gansu province may disappear in the next 20 years. Now the wall is one of the new seven wonders and is visited by thousands of tourists. 5.The Colosseum This Roman ampitheatre is built of concrete and stone. It's nearly two thousand years old and was used for violent gladiator games. It was the longest amphitheatre of the Roman Empire and it's one of the greatest works of the Roman architecture. In 2007 the building complex was included among the new seven wonders of the world.

3 6. Petra The ancient town of Petra is carved into the rock walls of sandstone of one canyon in the desert. More than 2000 ago former Nabateans arrived in Jordan and turned the desert area into a rich capital city. It took them four centuries to do that. Now that glorious place is one of the new seven wonders and it attracts more than half million people per year. 7. Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is a small city built by the Incas in the fifteenth ventury.the city is located in the present day city of Peru on the Andes.The other name of Machu Picchu is "the Lost City of the Incas".The town was found in 1911 by the American archaeocologist Hiram Bingam. In Machu Picchu there are about 200 structures. It is a mystery how Incas transported the huge boulders to the top of the mountain to built the city.

4 "New" Seven Wonders Crossword Puzzle Complete the activity ACROSS 3. Brazil - stands 38 meters tall on top of the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro 5. China - built to link existing fortifications into a united defense system and better keep invading Mongol tribes out of China 6. Italy - great amphitheater in the center of Rome 7. Honorary candidate - the oldest and only Ancient Wonder still standing 8. Peru - a 'city in the clouds' built around 1440 by the founder of the Inca Empire DOWN 1. Mexico - the last and greatest of all Mayan temples 2. Jordan - the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV 4. India - built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his wife

5 "New" Seven Wonders Vocabulary Complete the activity. 1. Peru - a 'city in the clouds' built around 1440 by the founder of the Inca Empire 2. India - built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his wife 3. Italy - great amphitheater in the center of Rome 4. Honorary candidate - the oldest and only Ancient Wonder still standing 5. Brazil - stands 38 meters tall on top of the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro 6. Mexico - the last and greatest of all Mayan temples 7. Jordan - the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV 8. China - built to link existing fortifications into a united defense system and better keep invading Mongol tribes out of China Taj Mahal Machu Picchu Chichen Itza Colosseum Pyramids of Giza Petra Christ the Redeemer Great Wall of China

6 Name: Date: Period: Google Earth Exercise: The Seven Wonders of the World Directions: For this exercise, you will be looking at three different sets of Wonders of the World: The Ancient Wonders, the Modern Wonders, and the New 7 Wonders. As you go along, answer the questions on this worksheet and take note of the interesting facts! REMINDER: Be sure to have the 3D Building box is checked in the Google Earth Layers menu. Make sure to watch the videos and click on the links provided, as some of the webpages in each placemark have the information you need. (HINT: You can also click on the 3D structure itself and in the window click on the Model tab on the top left to obtain more information about the structures.) QUESTIONS: The Ancient Wonders 1)The Lighthouse of Alexandria: In what country and on what continent is the lighthouse? How was the lighthouse destroyed? 2) The Temple of Zeus: How tall is Zeus, and what materials was he made from? 3) The Great Pyramids: What are the names of the three pyramids? How tall is the tallest pyramid? What is a necropolis? 4) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: How do the plants in the Hanging Gardens stay continuously green?

7 5) The Temple of Artemis: Who was the god Artemis? When the temple was rebuilt and then deserted, what was the remaining marble used to build? 6) The Mausoleum of Halicarnasus: What is the Mausoleum? Who was buried there? Why was the structure built? 7) The Colossus of Rhodes: What was the statue made of? What did the statue symbolize for the Mediterranean people? QUESTIONS: The Modern Wonders 1) The Channel Tunnel: What two countries does the channel connect? How far below the sea bed does the tunnel exist? 2) The CN Tower: The building is meters tall. How many feet is meters? 3) The Empire State Building: During what years was the Great Depression? How many steps and how many windows are in this building?

8 4) The Golden Gate Bridge: Why is it named the Golden Gate Bridge? Why was it painted the color international orange? 5)The Itaipu Dam: On which two country borders was the dam built? How much rock was moved to construct the dam? 6) Delta Works: What is the Rijkswaterstaat? What is the significance of the Delta Works system? 7) The Panama Canal: How long is the canal? How long does it take to navigate the entire canal? (HINT: Click on the second tab, physical characteristics ) Which two oceans does the canal connect? QUESTIONS: The New 7 Wonders 1) The Taj Mahal: How many rupees is a US dollar? 2) The Great Wall of China: Who built the wall? What is the function of the wall in present day?

9 3) Petra: What is a monastery? What kind of rock was the ancient city carved from? 4) Christ the Redeemer: In what country was this statue built, and on which mountain? Why was it built? 5) Machu Picchu: How many square miles is the hidden city? Why did the Incans build this magnificent city? 6) Chichen Itza: Why did the Mayans build the Kukulkan Pyramid? How tall is it? 7) The Colosseum: What is another name for this structure? (HINT: Look at the other placemaks in this folder) How many people could it hold? How many entrances/exits does it have? (HINT: Scroll down past the pictures on the webpage included)

10 QUESTIONS: Short Answer 1) From the information given in the Colossus of Rhodes placemark and extra website, what can you infer about who the god Helios was (what do you think he represents as a god)? 2) Which building is taller: the Empire State Building or the CN Tower? By how many feet? By how many meters? 3) One man swam the Panama Canal for a toll of 36 cents. Would you? Why or why not? 4) Have you ever been to any Wonders of the World? Which ones? If you have not been to any (or have and want to visit more), which ones would you visit, and why? 5) What continent(s) do(es) not have a Wonder of the World? Why do you think this is so? Use the available Layers in Google Earth to identify a structure for each continent missing one. 6) What ancient and/or modern structure in the world would you make a Wonder of the World, and why? Would you make up your own building or statue? 7) Below, draw a building or statue you would establish as a World Wonder. Be creative!

11 Name: Date: Period: Google Earth Exercise: The Seven Wonders of the World Directions: For this exercise, you will be looking at three different sets of Wonders of the World: The Ancient Wonders, the Modern Wonders, and the New 7 Wonders. As you go along, answer the questions on this worksheet and take note of the interesting facts! REMINDER: Be sure to have the 3D Building box is checked in the Google Earth Layers menu. Make sure to watch the videos and click on the links provided, as some of the webpages in each placemark have the information you need. (HINT: You can also click on the 3D structure itself and in the window click on the Model tab on the top left to obtain more information about the structures.) QUESTIONS: The Ancient Wonders 1)The Lighthouse of Alexandria: In what country is the lighthouse? How was the lighthouse destroyed? The lighthouse is in Egypt, and it was destroyed by an earthquake (answer found in pin). 2) The Temple of Zeus: How tall is Zeus, and what materials was he made from? 40 feet high, and made of gold, ebony, and ivory. (First answer: external link. Second answer: in pin) 3) The Great Pyramids: What are the names of the three pyramids, and how tall is the tallest one? What is a necropolis? Cheops, Khafre, and Menkaure (must click on actual structure to find names). The tallest one, Cheops, is feet tall (in external link). A necropolis is a cemetery, or an ancient burial ground (can search dictionary or Dictionary.com for answer). 4) The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: How do the plants in the Hanging Gardens stay continuously green? To keep the gardens green, the design had streams of water emerging from elevated sources flow down sloping channels (external link). 5) The Temple of Artemis: Who was the god Artemis? When the temple was again rebuilt and deserted, what was the remaining marble used to build? Artemis is a Greek Goddess and twin of Appollo. The remaining marble was used to build new buildings, many of them churches (both answers on external link). 6) The Mausoleum of Halicarnasus: What is a Mausoleum? Who was buried there? Why was the structure built? A Mausoleum is a tomb (answer can be found using dictionary/dictionary.com or from inferred information). Mausolus Mausollos was buried there with his wife, Queen Artemisia (in pin). The mausoleum was built to bury the two royal bodies (inferred information). 7) The Colossus of Rhodes: What was the statue made of? What did the statue symbolize for the Mediterranean people? The statue was made of bronze, and symbolized the defeat of Demetrios (external link).

12 QUESTIONS: The Modern Wonders 1) The Channel Tunnel: What two countries does the channel connect? How far below the sea bed does the tunnel exist? The tunnel connects France and England (video, between :08 and :14), and goes 150 feet below the sea bed (video, between :40 and :45) 2) The CN Tower: The building is meters tall. How many feet is meters? About 1, 815 feet tall (use Google conversions, or just type in Google search bar). 3) The Empire State Building: During what years was the Great Depression? How many steps and how many windows does this building have? The Great Depression was from (Google search). The building has 1,860 steps and 6,500 windows (external link). 4) The Golden Gate Bridge: Why is it named the Golden Gate Bridge? Why was it painted the color international orange? It was named the Golden Gate Bridge after the straight that the bridge spans, and is painted international orange to blend in with the setting (both answers in external link). 5)The Itaipu Dam: On which two country borders was the dam built? How much rock was moved to construct the dam? The border is between Brazil and Paraguay (video, between :01 and :05), and 50 million tons of rock were moved (external link). 6) Delta Works: What is the Rijkswaterstaat? What is the significance of the Delta Works system? The Rijkswaterstaat is the Department of Public Works in the Netherlands (in pin). The Delta Works system was made to prevent excessive flooding into the small islands (in pin, but also in external link). 7) The Panama Canal: How long is the canal, and how long does it take to navigate the entire canal? (HINT: Click on the second tab, physical characteristics ) Which two oceans does the canal connect? The Canal is 50 miles long, and it takes 8-10 hours to navigate (in pin, or in external link under the physical characteristics tab). The Canal connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans (in pin). QUESTIONS: The New 7 Wonders 1) The Taj Mahal: How many rupees is a US dollar? 45.6 Rupees (use Google search). 2) The Great Wall of China: Who built the wall? What is the function of the wall in present day? The ancient Chinese laboring people (ie the common people, soldiers, farmers, and slaves) built the wall. In the present day, the wall is open for the public (both answers in external link). 3) Petra: What is a monastery? What kind of rock was the ancient city carved from? A monastery is a place of residence occupied by a group of people who are living under religious vows, most commonly monks (dictionary/dictionary.com or Google search). The rock is called live rock (in pin). 4) Christ the Redeemer: In what country was this statue built, and on which mountain? Why

13 was it built? This statue was built in Brazil on the Corcovado Mountain. It was built to symbolize the Brazilians dedication to Catholicism (both answers in external link). 5) Machu Picchu: How many square miles is the hidden city? Why did the Incan s build this magnificent city? Machu Picchu is 5 square miles, and was built by the Incan s as a sacred place (both answers are in the first paragraph on the external link). 6) Chichen Itza: Why did the Mayans build the Kukulkan Pyramid? How tall is it? They built it as a place of worship (in pin). This structure is 24 meters high (external link). 7) The Colosseum: What is another name for this structure? (HINT: Look at the other pins in this folder) How many people could it hold, and how many entrances/exits does it have? (HINT: Scroll down past the pictures on the web-page included) Another name for this structure is the Flavian Amphitheater (in Rome Reborn pin, below the existing pin). The Coloseum could hold 50,000 people (in pin and external link), and had 80 entrances (in external link). QUESTIONS: Short Answer 1) From the information given in the Colossus of Rhodes placemark and extra website, what can you infer about who the god Helios was (what do you think he represents as a god)? Sun God. 2) Which building is taller: the Empire State Building or the CN Tower? By how many feet? By how many meters? The CN Tower: meters, 1,815 feet. The Empire State Building: 443 meters, 1,454 feet. Therefore, the CN Tower is taller. 3) One man swam the Panama Canal for a toll of 36 cents. Would you? Why or why not? 4) Have you ever been to any Wonders of the World? Which ones? If you haven t been to any (or have and want to visit more), which ones would you visit, and why? 5) What continent(s) do(es) not have a Wonder of the World? Why do you think this is so? Use the available Layers in Google Earth to identify a structure for each continent missing one. Australia and Antarctica 6) What ancient and/or modern structure in the world would you make a Wonder of the World, and why? Would you make up your own building or statue? 7) Below, draw a building or statue you would establish as a World Wonder. Be creative!

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