Worksheet on 7 wonders

1. Lebanese Evangelical School
Name: __________________ Grade 5 ( )
Date: __________
Social Studies Worksheet – Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
1. List the seven wonders of the ancient world and their locations.
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2. Choose the right answer.
Zeus was ....
a. an Egyptian god
b. the king of the ancient Greek gods
c. only a statue
d. queen Artemisia's husband
The statue of Zeus was built...
a. in 654 BCE
b. using arctic columns for support
c. by Alexander the Great
d. to honor Zeus and the Greek Olympic Games
The Temple of Artemis ...
a. was destroyed and built one time
b. was burnt by Artemis
c. was first built in 800 BCE
d. Alexander's name was put on it
The Temple of Artemis ...
a. is now rebuilt to its former magnificence
b. was dug up by a British team in the 1800's
c. is standing in the middle of the sea
d. was 300 feet high

2. What was wondrous about the Hanging Garden of Babylon was that ...
a. it was towering more than 300 feet above the desert sand
b. it was built for Nebuchadnezzar's wife
c. it was a wonderland of greenery, flowering plants. And waterfalls
d. it was built along the banks of the Euphrates 600 BCE
What isn't true about the Great Pyramid at Giza is that...
a. it was built 4,500 years ago
b. it was the tallest building in the world
c. each stone weighed aroud one ton
d. they used machines to build it
What is incorrect about Rhodes?
a. was destroyed by an earthquake
b. was fought for by Alexander's generals because it was a crossroads of trade
c. hosted the Colossus of Rhodes which looked much like the Statue of Liberty
d. was an island
The Mausoleum ...
a. was named after King Mausolus, ruler in a Kingdom in Asia Minor
b. was considered a wonder by the Greeks because Artemisia paid them to
c. was a temple where Artemisia and Mausolus got married
d. was a Artemisia's tomb
3. Answer the following questions.
a. Why was the Lighthouse in Alexandria built? And why was it considered a wonder?
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b. For what reason were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built?
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5. Order the following wonders chronologically based on the dates they were first built. Then,
write each date.
________________ The Lighthouse at Alexandria ________________
________________The Temple of Artemis ________________
________________ The Hanging Gardens of Babylon ________________
________________ The Statue of Zeus ________________

3. 4. Match the following.
The Temple of Artemis • • 400 feet long, 400 feet wide, 380
feet high
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon • • 110 feet high, 50 foot base
The Great Pyramid at Giza • • 425 feet long, 225 feet wide, 60 feet
high
The Colossus of Rhodes • • 800 feet long, 450 feet high