S1 CITIZENSHIP

The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

Your TaskCreate a poster or mini-project on the 7 Wonders

of the Ancient World. You should include information like:Name of each ‘wonder’Location (where they were built)The year that they were madeWho built themA timeline showing the ‘wonders’ in chronological order

How do you start?

Research e.g. internet (google); library books, encyclopaedia etc.

Find as much information as you can but be careful not to plagiarise (copy information)

You can also include photographs, draw pictures, maps etc.

Some help to get you started….

What are they?

Don’t panic if you can’t name them, only one of them still exists!

The ancient Greeks and Romans are said to have invented the original list

Although people have disagreed on the list over time, the following are the most common seven listed

Where are they?

1. The Great Pyramid of Giza

Built from 2700 to 2500 BC

Only remaining ‘Wonder’

About 450ft high

Took 100,000 workers 20 years to build

2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Built around 600 BC

In Babylon (near Baghdad in Iraq)

Some think they never actually existed, it is just a story

3. Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Built 547 BC

The temple built in honour of the God Zeus

Statue was moved to ConstantinopleDestroyed by fire

4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

Built about 550 BC

One of the largest and most complex temples ever built

Burnt down, rebuilt and burnt down again

5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Built 353 BC

Southwestern Turkey

Mausoleum means large tomb

Damaged by an earthquake

6. The Colossus of Rhodes

Early 200s BC

A giant bronze statue of the Sun God Helios

Destroyed by a strong earthquake

7. The Lighthouse of AlexandriaBuilt about 270 BC

At the time it was built it was one of the tallest structures on earth

The last of the 6 lost ‘Wonders’ to disappear

Destroyed by earthquake

What remains of them now..