Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Quiz

Remarkable constructions of classical antiquity

• The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a list of seven notable structures present during classical antiquity.
• The first known list of seven wonders dates back to the 2nd–1st century BC.
• The seven traditional wonders are the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
• Two of the wonders were located in Greece, two in Turkey, two in Egypt, and one in Iraq.
• Of the seven wonders, only the Pyramid of Giza still remains standing, with the others being destroyed over the centuries.
• There is doubt as to whether the Hanging Gardens of Babylon existed at all.
• The list was meant to be the Ancient World's counterpart of a travel guidebook.
• The primary accounts from Hellenistic writers heavily influenced the places included in the wonders list.
• The Greek influence in Roman culture and the revival of Greco-Roman artistic styles during the Renaissance caught the imagination of European artists and travellers.
• Modern historians have had their versions to encompass sites beyond the Hellenistic realm.
• The "seven wonders" label has spawned innumerable versions among international organizations, publications and individuals based on different themes.
• Its purpose has also changed from just a simple travel guidebook or a compendium of curious places to a list of sites to defend or preserve.