Info on Seven Wonders of Ancient World
Your PowerPoint project should have 8 slides - one title page "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" and your name. The next 7 slides should have only one of the Seven Wonders on each. Each slide should have a title, one picture, and three pieces of information. Each slide should be animated and have a background.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
It was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu around the year 2560 BC.
It served as a tomb when Khufu died.
It is believed to have been built over a 20 year period.
When it was built, the Great Pyramid was 481 ft high. Over the years, it lost 30 ft off its top.
It ranked as the tallest structure on Earth for more than 43 centuries.
Each side each side exactly faces the north, south, east, and west.
The structure consists of approximately 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing more than two tons.
pictures 1 2 3 4 5 7
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
It was on the east bank of the River Euphrates, about 30 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq.
It was built by Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC).
It was built to please Nebuchadnezzar’s wife who had a "passion for mountain surroundings."
Archaeological excavations in Babylon have uncovered the foundation of the palace.
Pictures 1 2 4 5
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Olympic Games were held to honor Zeus.
At the time of the games, wars stopped.
Athletes came from many lands to worship their king of gods: Zeus.
The temple attracted visitors and worshippers from all over the world.
The temple of Zeus was ordered closed after the Olympic games were banned in AD 391.
The temple survived until it was destroyed by a severe fire in AD 462.
Zeus is seated, but the head almost touches the ceiling.
If Zeus moved to stand up he would unroof the temple.
Copies of the statue were made, but none of them survive to the present day.
pictures 2 3 4 5
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
It was not just a temple... It was the most beautiful structure on earth.
It was built in honor of the Greek goddess of hunting, wild nature.
The structure was built around 550 BC.
It was built by the Lydian king Croesus, who was one of the richest men in the world.
The temple served as both a marketplace and a religious building.
In 356 BC, a man named Herostratus burned the temple to ground to make his name famous.
When Alexander the Great conquered Asia Minor, he helped rebuild the destroyed temple.
By the fourth century AD, the people had converted to Christianity and the temple lost its religious glamour.
pictures 1 2 4
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
A mausoleum is a building to be buried in.
It is the burial place of an ancient king, Maussollos, who lived in present-day Turkey.
The project was thought of by his wife Artemisia.
Mausoleum was completed around 350 BC, three years after Maussollos death.
For 16 centuries, the Mausoleum remained in good condition until an earthquake caused some damage to the roof.
In the early fifteenth century, some crusaders invaded the region and built a castle using the stones from the mausoleum.
Some of the sculptures survived and are today on display at the British Museum in London.
It holds a special place in history because it was not dedicated to the gods of Ancient Greece.
pictures 1 2 3 6
The Colossus of Rhodes
A colossus is a huge statue.
It only lasted 56 years before it was destroyed.
It was at the entrance of the harbor of the island of Rhodes in Greece.
The construction of the Colossus took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC.
It stood at the harbor entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC.
The city was badly damaged, and the Colossus was broken at its weakest point -- the knee.
For almost 1000 years, the statue lay broken in ruins.
In AD 654, the Arabs disassembled the remains of the broken Colossus and sold them.
The fragments had to be transported on the backs of 900 camels.
Pictures 1 2 3 4
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The only one of the Wonders that had a practical use.
It helped sailors to have a safe return.
It was the tallest building on Earth.
The mirror shone a light more than 35 miles off-shore.
The lighthouse was in the city of Alexandria in Egypt.
It was begun around 290 BC.
In 1323, an earthquake mostly destroyed the structure.
In 1480 AD a fort was built using the stone and marble from the lighthouse.
Of the six vanished Wonders, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was the last to disappear.
pictures 1 3 5
The Great Pyramid of Giza
It was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu around the year 2560 BC.
It served as a tomb when Khufu died.
It is believed to have been built over a 20 year period.
When it was built, the Great Pyramid was 481 ft high. Over the years, it lost 30 ft off its top.
It ranked as the tallest structure on Earth for more than 43 centuries.
Each side each side exactly faces the north, south, east, and west.
The structure consists of approximately 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing more than two tons.
pictures 1 2 3 4 5 7
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
It was on the east bank of the River Euphrates, about 30 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq.
It was built by Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC).
It was built to please Nebuchadnezzar’s wife who had a "passion for mountain surroundings."
Archaeological excavations in Babylon have uncovered the foundation of the palace.
Pictures 1 2 4 5
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
The Olympic Games were held to honor Zeus.
At the time of the games, wars stopped.
Athletes came from many lands to worship their king of gods: Zeus.
The temple attracted visitors and worshippers from all over the world.
The temple of Zeus was ordered closed after the Olympic games were banned in AD 391.
The temple survived until it was destroyed by a severe fire in AD 462.
Zeus is seated, but the head almost touches the ceiling.
If Zeus moved to stand up he would unroof the temple.
Copies of the statue were made, but none of them survive to the present day.
pictures 2 3 4 5
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
It was not just a temple... It was the most beautiful structure on earth.
It was built in honor of the Greek goddess of hunting, wild nature.
The structure was built around 550 BC.
It was built by the Lydian king Croesus, who was one of the richest men in the world.
The temple served as both a marketplace and a religious building.
In 356 BC, a man named Herostratus burned the temple to ground to make his name famous.
When Alexander the Great conquered Asia Minor, he helped rebuild the destroyed temple.
By the fourth century AD, the people had converted to Christianity and the temple lost its religious glamour.
pictures 1 2 4
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
A mausoleum is a building to be buried in.
It is the burial place of an ancient king, Maussollos, who lived in present-day Turkey.
The project was thought of by his wife Artemisia.
Mausoleum was completed around 350 BC, three years after Maussollos death.
For 16 centuries, the Mausoleum remained in good condition until an earthquake caused some damage to the roof.
In the early fifteenth century, some crusaders invaded the region and built a castle using the stones from the mausoleum.
Some of the sculptures survived and are today on display at the British Museum in London.
It holds a special place in history because it was not dedicated to the gods of Ancient Greece.
pictures 1 2 3 6
The Colossus of Rhodes
A colossus is a huge statue.
It only lasted 56 years before it was destroyed.
It was at the entrance of the harbor of the island of Rhodes in Greece.
The construction of the Colossus took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC.
It stood at the harbor entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC.
The city was badly damaged, and the Colossus was broken at its weakest point -- the knee.
For almost 1000 years, the statue lay broken in ruins.
In AD 654, the Arabs disassembled the remains of the broken Colossus and sold them.
The fragments had to be transported on the backs of 900 camels.
Pictures 1 2 3 4
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The only one of the Wonders that had a practical use.
It helped sailors to have a safe return.
It was the tallest building on Earth.
The mirror shone a light more than 35 miles off-shore.
The lighthouse was in the city of Alexandria in Egypt.
It was begun around 290 BC.
In 1323, an earthquake mostly destroyed the structure.
In 1480 AD a fort was built using the stone and marble from the lighthouse.
Of the six vanished Wonders, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was the last to disappear.
pictures 1 3 5
