Seven Wonders of the World

A. For each Wonder, choose a verb from the box and complete the information. Use Active and Passive verbs in Simple Past Tense.

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1. The Temple of Artemis a Greek temple for Goddess Artemis. It around 323 BC and it in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey). It of marble mostly. It by Goths in 262.

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2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Babil province, Iraq by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife because she the green hills and valleys of her homeland. They around 600 BC. However, they by an earthquake in the second century.

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3. The Lighthouse of Alexandria by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 BC in Alexandria, Egypt and it between 120 m and 137 m tall. It one of the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries. It badly by three earthquakes between 956 and 1323. It then an abandoned ruin.

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4. The Colossus of Rhodes a statue of the Greek - god of the sun Helios. It in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. It to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus. It in the earthquake of 226 BC and it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.

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5. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia a giant seated figure, about 42 ft (13 m) tall. It by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC in Olympia, Greece, and in the Temple of Zeus there. It the god Zeus sitting on a throne ornamented with precious stones. It during the 5th century.] No copy of the statue , and details of its form are known only from ancient Greek descriptions and representations on coins.

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6. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in Egypt and the only wonder that . It as a tomb in 20 years and around 2560 BC. It is 146.5 metres (481 feet), which is equal to a modern 48-story building. It the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. It is composed of over 2 ½ million blocks of limestone, which weigh from 2 to 70 tons each.

1. The Temple of Artemis was built by the Greeks as a temple for the Goddess Artemis. It was built around 323 BC and it is located in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey). It was mostly made of marble. It was destroyed by Goths in 262.

2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in Babil province, Iraq by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife because she missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland. They were built around 600 BC. However, they were damaged by an earthquake in the second century.

3. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was constructed by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 BC in Alexandria, Egypt and it was between 120 m and 137 m tall. It was one of the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries. It was badly destroyed by three earthquakes between 956 and 1323. After that, it became an abandoned ruin.

4. The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek god of the sun Helios. It was built in the city of Rhodes, on the Greek island of the same name, by Chares of Lindos in 280 BC. It was built to celebrate Rhodes' victory over the ruler of Cyprus. It was destroyed in the earthquake of 226 BC and it was one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.

5. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 42 ft (13 m) tall. It was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC in Olympia, Greece, and it was located in the Temple of Zeus there. It represented the god Zeus sitting on a throne ornamented with precious stones. No copy of the statue survives, and details of its form are known only from ancient Greek descriptions and representations on coins.

6. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in Egypt, and it is the only wonder that still survives. It was built as a tomb in 20 years and around 2560 BC. It is 146.5 metres (481 feet) tall, which is equal to a modern 48-story building. It was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. It is composed of over 2 ½ million blocks of limestone, which weigh from 2 to 70 tons each.