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Five Ancient Marvels of the World

Five Ancient Marvels of the World. Ⅰ. Location: China Ⅱ. History:(1) The first walls were built in the 3rd century B.C. (2) New walls were built in the Ming Dynasty. Ⅲ. Features: The only structure that can be seen from outer space. The Great Wall of China. Ⅰ. Location: Peru

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Five Ancient Marvels of the World

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  1. Five Ancient Marvels of the World

  2. Ⅰ. Location: China • Ⅱ. History:(1) The first walls were built in the 3rd century B.C. • (2) New walls were built in the Ming Dynasty. • Ⅲ. Features: The only structure that can be seen from outer space

  3. The Great Wall of China

  4. Ⅰ. Location: Peru • Ⅱ. History: Built between 1460 and 1470 as a royal estate and a religious retreat • Ⅲ. Features: (1) Machu Picchu means “manly peaks.” • (2) Its 200 structures were built of stone blocks tightly fit together. • (3)Buildings were linked by 3,000 steps and spread out over 18 km.

  5. Machu Picchu of the Incas

  6. Ⅰ. Location: Jordan • Ⅱ. History: (1) Built by Arabs for collecting money from travelers • (2) A monument to the Arabs’ skill as traders • Ⅲ. Features: (1) Carved out of the sandstone cliffs on the edge of the desert • (2) Can be approached through a deep, narrow, winding valley • (3) Turns rose-red at sunrise or sundown (best time to visit)

  7. Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan • On the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to 40 A.D.). Masters of water technology, the Nabataeans provided their city with great tunnel constructions and water chambers. A theater, modelled on Greek-Roman prototypes, had space for an audience of 4,000. Today, the Palace Tombs of Petra, with the 42-meter-high Hellenistictemplefacade on the El-Deir Monastery, are impressive examples of Middle Eastern culture.

  8. Ⅰ. Location: Egypt • Ⅱ. History: (1) Completed in 2560 B.C. • (2) Took more than 20 years to build • Ⅲ. Features: (1) A pharaoh’s tomb • (2) Built with two million blocks, each weighing more than two tons • (3) 146 meters in height (used to be the tallest structure in the world)

  9. The Great Pyramid of Giza

  10. Ⅰ. Location: Cambodia • Ⅱ. History: (1) Built over a 30-year period in the middle of the 12th century • (2) Discovered in the 1860s by French explorers • Ⅲ. Features: (1) Wonderful stone carvings • (2) Longest bas-relief telling stories of Hindu mythology • (3) Largest religious monument with five towers

  11. Angkor Wat

  12. Flag of Cambodia

  13. Angkor Wat • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZrrPhcaj_Y&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fthDynjuFE&feature=related

  14. Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEJHltQwjfc&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OoBwP2gvHA&feature=related

  15. Seven Wonders of the Modern World: a Virtual Satellite Tour • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ewSqPE0ZiI&feature=related

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