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Rachael’s Wonders. Stonehenge On the Salisbury Plains in England Built around 2600 B.C.

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1 Rachael’s Wonders

2 Stonehenge On the Salisbury Plains in England Built around 2600 B.C.

3 Merlin’s wizardry or UFO’s A sacred hunting ground An elite burial ground A unification project Massive bells

4 Great Wall of China 5,500 miles long NOT visible from space Built as early as 476 B.C.

5 Segments connected under Emperor Qin Built by criminals, soldiers and common folk 400,000 died building it due to heavy work load and conditions Has been extensively repaired

6 The Terra Cotta Army Also built by Emperor Qin Greatest archeological find of the 20 th century 1,900 soldiers and horses

7 Built around 200 B.C. Took 38 years and 720,000 people to build Represents victorious army For glory and remembrance Rediscovered in 1974

8 Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx Built around 2500 B.C. West Bank of the Nile in Northern Eygpt Built by Khufu 2 nd ruler of the 4 th dynasty

9 The Great Pyramid built in 20 years Workers were willing villagers Khafre built the Sphinx after the Eygptian sun god

10 Random tidbit: Napoleon’s soldiers used the nose for shooting practice till it fell off.


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