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  • The Great pyramid of Giza has perfect _________ and unparalleled height.
    symmetry
  • The Statue of Zeus was created around 435 BC by the Greek _________Phidias to honour the chief of the Greek gods.
    sculptor
  • King Nebuchadnezzar II built the hanging gardens of Babylon as a gift for his wife, who missed the mountains and flowers of her ______________..
    homeland
  • The lighthouse at Alexandria was damaged and eventually abandoned after several major __________.
    earthquakes
  • One special feature in the _____________ of Great Pyramid is that the bottom is a perfect square and the sides are equilateral triangles.
    structure/ architectire
  • Looking at the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Zeus was shown seated on a resplendent __________, with ivory skin and golden robes.
    throne
  • The mausoleum at Halicarnassus was filled with beautiful _______ statues, temples, sculptures and friezes.
    marble
  • There were only seven wonders in the list because ancient Greek people believed that number seven represented ________.
    perfection
  • The impressive 41 metre high structure of The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus combined Greek, Lycian and _______ architecture
    Egyptian
  • The Temple of Artemis and The Great Pyramid of Giza ________ my attention.
    captured/ got
  • The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are said to have been created in about 600 BC in the ancient city of Babylon (now part of _______).
    Iraq
  • The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were destroyed by _________ in the first century AD.
    an earthquake
  • The light from the Lighthouse at Alexandria was reportedly visible over _______ miles away. 
    thirty
  • The Colossus of Rhodes was approximately the same height compared to _________.
    The statue of Liberty
  • The Temple of Artemis was built in the Greek _________ of Ephesus in 550 BC.
    colony
  • The Temple of Artemis was set _______ by a man who hoped to become famous by _______ a beautiful creation.
    ablaze/ destroying
  • Legend says that the people of Rhodes melted down abandoned bronze and iron _______ to help with the creation of The Colossus.
    weapons
  • The Colossus of Rhodes was built to _______ Helios, the Greek sun god.
    honor
  • The temple of Artemis was _______ by King Nebuchadnezzar II.
    built/ constructed
  • After the rise of __________, the statue of Zeus was removed.
    Christianity