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Sat Oct-23-04 01:25 PM
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No looking at Google. Here's your pop quiz - The Seven Ancient Wonders |
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Edited on Sat Oct-23-04 01:25 PM by jchild
1. The only ancient wonder that still stands is the ____________________.
2. This ancient wonder gave us the word that we now use for large crypt.__________________
3. The ancient wonder that the Greeks considered the most beautiful was the _____________________.
4. The __________________________ was built of bronze and was imitated by the French sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty.
5. The ___________________________ guided sailors into the port city of Alexandria.
6. The __________________________ was constructed by Nebuchadnazzer II to cheer up his wife, who was a princess from the mountainous region of Media.
7. This statue was constructed to demonstrate the power of ______________. Modern historians realize the genius of the sculpture. The statue is so huge that, if he were to stand, he would topple the temple.
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:29 PM
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1. Great pyrmaids 2. ? 3. Parthenon 4. Colossus 5. Lighthouse 6. Hanging Gardens 7. Poseiden?
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:30 PM
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2. Keep trying on 2, 3, 7 |
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Very good on 1, 4, 5, and 6.
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:31 PM
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1. The only ancient wonder that still stands is the ____________________. Pyramids
2. This ancient wonder gave us the word that we now use for large crypt.__________________ Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
3. The ancient wonder that the Greeks considered the most beautiful was the _____________________. Temple of Artemis
4. The __________________________ was built of bronze and was imitated by the French sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty. Colossus of Rhodes
5. The ___________________________ guided sailors into the port city of Alexandria. Great Lighthouse
6. The __________________________ was constructed by Nebuchadnazzer II to cheer up his wife, who was a princess from the mountainous region of Media. Hanging Gardens
7. This statue was constructed to demonstrate the power of ______________. Modern historians realize the genius of the sculpture. The statue is so huge that, if he were to stand, he would topple the temple. Zeus
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:32 PM
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You win.......
My copy of kitty kelley's book when I finish reading it. :-)
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:32 PM
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I was thinking maybe you could just send me a bottle of Jack. ;-)
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:33 PM
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10. You never know what you might find in your mailbox at Christmas time. |
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:35 PM
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12. I do NOT want the book |
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I already KNOW what criminal cocksuckers that family is. Reading it in detail would be a waste of my time. Win or lose, I don't want to read about them after November 2. :-)
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:59 PM
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:-)
I might send you a bottle of Jack for a housewarming gift. :-)
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:00 PM
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17. Don't have to send anything! |
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Especially dead snakes! :o ;-)
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:01 PM
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Why weren't the Great Wall and Stonehenge considered Ancient Wonders?
Which structure mentioned in the Bible stood near the Hanging Gardens?
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:03 PM
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Because they weren't Hellenistic?
Tower of Babel?
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:05 PM
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Yes, because the Greeks had no knowledge of the world outside their known world.
And perfect on Babel.
So, would you like to come teach my class and let me take a vacation?
(By the way, I just got a part time job teaching at a community college in the spring while I work on my dissertation. Yay, me!)
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:07 PM
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You could use a break!
And congrats! :toast:
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:31 PM
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4. #2 is somebody's Masoleum, can't remember who |
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:01 PM
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He was a satrap of the Persian empire. :-)
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:31 PM
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5. ok let me give this a shot |
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1. the pyramids at giza 2. the masoleum (sp) at...halicarnassus (sp?) 3. the temple of artemis 4. colossus of rhodes 5. the lighthouse of alexandria 6. gardens of babylon 7. statue of zeus
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:31 PM
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1. The Pyramids 2. The Masoleum 3. Temple of Diana 4. Colossus of Rhodes 5. Lighthouse (I can't think of this one's name!) 6. Hanging Gardens of Babylon 7. Zeus
Memory's kinda sketchy today...
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:32 PM
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9. I love DUers. You guys are so smart! |
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:35 PM
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11. Aw man! Too f**ckin' easy! |
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1. The Pyramids of Giza. (also the first AW to be built.) 2. The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. 3. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. 4. The Colossus of Rhodes. 5. The Pharos of Alexandria. 6. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. 7. The statue of Olympian Zeus.
7 out of 7. And you gotta be impressed that I got their full names. No Googling, I swear.
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:56 PM
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14. Excellent! And all spelled correctly. |
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:46 PM
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1) Pyramid of Giza 2) 3)Babylonian Gardens 4) 5)Lighthouse of Alexandria 6) 7)Zeus (Wonder was Temple of Zeus)
I think I got 4/7.
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Sat Oct-23-04 01:58 PM
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15. Babylonian Gardens were built for Amyilis of Media... |
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But pretty good off the top of your head! And, you are correct that only ONE pyramid (Khufu's) is considered an Ancient Wonder. :-)
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:03 PM
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Why weren't the Great Wall and Stonehenge considered Ancient Wonders?
Which structure mentioned in the Bible stood near the Hanging Gardens?
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:24 PM
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first question...the people who created the seven wonders didn't know either existed
second question, the tower of babel?
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:29 PM
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You paid attention in World Civ, didn't you!
DUers, who haven't been lectured on this, did better than my class probably will do after the lecture. :-)
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:16 PM
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1.) Great Pyramids of Egypt
2.) Tomb by a King who married his sister(she built the tomb), dammit I forgot the name.
3.) I have no clue...
4.) Collossus of Rhodes
5.) Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria
6.) Hanging Gardens of Babylon
7.) Zeus
So how did I do?
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Sat Oct-23-04 02:28 PM
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26. Excellent! But with a name like Solon you wisdom was undisputed, anyway, |
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