The Seven wonders of
the ancient world
a webquest
Task
Ancient civilization constructed some incredible
architectural masterpieces based on primitive tools!These wonders continue to amaze
our present day historians and archaeologists. Your task will be to share
information with the class concerning these ancient wonders.
Imagine that you have been transported from your English
class via time machine to ancient civilization.
Before you depart, you have been given an important
assignment. You are to visit each of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
You need to gather interesting facts about each of them. To assist you in your
quest, you’ll want to complete a web card guide for each Wonder, which will
provide you with a handy outline for gathering information .
When you return, you will be featured as a “kid reporter” for
KYW News Radio. Prepare a two- minute presentation for the station’s “Student
Reporter” news feature about your favorite Wonder you visited.
Process
1. Complete the web card guide for each of the Seven Wonders of The Ancient World.
Student Reporter
1. Prepare your report as if you actually visited the site. Be sure to include data such as:
a) time period of construction
b) location
c) highlights about the structure itself
d) what impressed you the most about it
1. Prepare your report as if you actually visited the site. Be sure to include data such as:
a) time period of construction
b) location
c) highlights about the structure itself
d) what impressed you the most about it
e) You will make an
oral presention of your findings to your classmates. You will be helped with a
powerpoint of word document which can include several pictures.
Remember your audience
is your classmates…So present the report in a style that will appeal to them.
Resources
http://www.history.com/topics/seven-ancient-wonders-of-the-world
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/wonders.htm
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/wonders.htm
Webquest Factsheet
The seven wonders of
the world
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When built, who by and why :
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When destroyed and how :
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
are a collection of landmarks, including
buildings and statues, that became fa-
mous for their size and the skill required
to build them. They were amazing feats
of art and architecture. Greek travelers
in the 1st and 2nd century BC wrote of
these wonders in guidebooks.
between 280 and 247 BC on an island
near Alexandria, Egypt. It guided boats
into the Alexandria harbor. For centuries
it was the tallest structure on Earth. An
earthquake may have caused it to fall
into the sea. It can be viewed today on
the ocean floor off the Egyptian coast.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest
and largest of the three pyramids near
El Giza, Egypt. The oldest of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient World, it’s the
only one still in
existence. It was built as
a tomb for fourth
dynasty Egyptian
Pharaoh Khufu. It was
the tallest struc-
ture in the world for
almost 4000 years.
The Temple of Artemis was a Greek
temple dedicated to a goddess
Greeks identified as Artemis. It was
sited at Ephesus (in present-day Tur-
key), and was completely rebuilt three
times before its eventual destruction in
401. Only the foundation and some
fragments of the building remain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was
made by the Greek sculptor Phidias,
circa 432 BC on the site where it was
erected in the Temple of Zeus, Olym-
pia, Greece. It was made of ivory and
gold-covered bronze. None of it re-
mains, although its image can be
found on Greek coins from that time.
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was a
tomb built between 353 and 350 BC at
Halicarnassus (now Bodrum, Turkey) for
Mausolus, a satrap (governor) in the
Persian Empire, and his wife Artemisia II
of Caria. The structure was designed
by Greek architects. It was decorated
with statues of people and animals.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were
built in the ancient city-state of Baby-
lon, near present-day Al Hillah, Babil, in
Iraq. The gardens were built by the
Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II
around 600 BC. He constructed the
gardens for his wife, who longed for
the trees and plants of her homeland.
The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of
the Greek god Helios, built on the
Greek island of Rhodes between 292
and 280 BC. It stood over 107 ft (30 m)
high, making it one of the tallest statues
of the ancient world. Made of iron and
brass atop a marble pedestal, it was
destroyed in an earthquake in 226 BC.
