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1 7Wonders of the Ancient World
Hello, Everyone I’m going to talk about 7Wonders of the Ancient World

2 This is a list of important objects that were built between 3000 B. C
This is a list of important objects that were built between 3000 B.C. and A.D. All of ancient wonders include objects made by human.

3 The great wall of China The great pyramid of Giza Tag Mahal in India Petra in Jordan The hanging gardens of Babylon The Colosseum, Rome, Italy The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece

4 First, Great Wall of China
This newly elected world wonder was built along China's northern border over many centuries to keep out invading Mongol tribes. The Great Wall is the world's longest human- made structure,

5 Second, The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
The Egyptian pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid in about 2560 B.C. to serve as his tomb.

6 Third, Taj Mahal in India
The Taj Mahal is built by Muslim Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to honor the memory of his beloved late wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

7 Fourth , Petra in Jordan Petra is famous for its many stone structures such as a 138-foot-tall temple carved with classical facades into rose -colored rock.

8 Fifth, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Iraq
It is said the gardens were made to please the king's wife, who missed the lush greenery of her homeland in the Medes, in what is now northern Iran.

9 Sixth, The Colosseum, Rome, Italy
The only finalist from Europe to make it into the top seven—the Colosseum in Rome, Italy—once held up to 50,000 spectators who came to watch gory games involving gladiators, wild animals, and prisoners

10 Seventh, The Colossus of Rhodes, Greece
The Colossus stood about 110 feet tall, making it the tallest known statue of the ancient world. It was erected to celebrate the unification of the island's three city-states, which successfully resisted a long siege by the Antigonids of Macedonia.

11 The End Do you have a question? Toma al-shaer


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