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Wonders of the World

Ancient wonders and modern icons

28 cards~5 minReferences included

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2 chapters · 28 cards
  1. 01
    The ancient Mediterranean and Near East14 cards · ~2 min
  2. 02
    Modern selections and surviving landmarks14 cards · ~2 min

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Prompt: Great Pyramid of Giza · city or region and country where it is located
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City or region and country · RECALLGreat Pyramid of Giza · city or region and country where it is locatedThink it. Then flip it.
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Prompt: Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, this Egyptian royal tomb survives substantially intact.
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Wonder · RECALLOf the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, this Egyptian royal tomb survives substantially intact.Think it. Then flip it.
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Prompt: The legendary Hanging Gardens · ancient city and present-day country traditionally associated with them
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  1. 01Great Pyramid of Giza · city or region and country where it is locatedRECALL
  2. 02Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, this Egyptian royal tomb survives substantially intact.RECALL
  3. 03The legendary Hanging Gardens · ancient city and present-day country traditionally associated with themRECALL
    Babylon, Iraq

    Ancient accounts associate the gardens with Babylon. Their existence and location remain debated; this asks about the traditional…

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  4. 04These legendary terraced gardens, traditionally attributed to Nebuchadnezzar II, have an uncertain location and historical existence.RECALL
    Hanging Gardens of Babylon

    Babylon, Iraq

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  5. 05Statue of Zeus at Olympia · city or region and country where it is locatedRECALL
  6. 06This ancient wonder was Phidias's seated gold-and-ivory image of the chief Greek god at Olympia.RECALL
    Statue of Zeus at Olympia

    Olympia, Greece

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  7. 07Temple of Artemis at Ephesus · city or region and country where it is locatedRECALL
  8. 08This ancient wonder at Ephesus was dedicated to the Greek goddess of the hunt.RECALL
    Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

    Ephesus, Turkey

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  9. 09Mausoleum at Halicarnassus · city or region and country where it is locatedRECALL
  10. 10This ancient wonder was the monumental tomb of Mausolus, a ruler of Caria.RECALL
    Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

    Bodrum, Turkey

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  11. 11Colossus of Rhodes · city or region and country where it is locatedRECALL
  12. 12This ancient wonder was a giant bronze statue of Helios overlooking a Greek island's harbour.RECALL
  13. 13Lighthouse of Alexandria · city or region and country where it is locatedRECALL
  14. 14This ancient wonder guided ships from the island of Pharos near an Egyptian port.RECALL
    Lighthouse of Alexandria

    Alexandria, Egypt

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  15. 15This country contains the Great Wall across its historic northern frontiers.RECALL
  16. 16This defensive system along China's historic northern frontiers was expanded by successive dynasties.RECALL
  17. 17Petra · country where it is locatedRECALL
  18. 18This Nabataean city in present-day Jordan is known for sandstone facades carved into cliffs.RECALL
  19. 19Christ the Redeemer · city or region and country where it is locatedRECALL
  20. 20This Art Deco statue stands with outstretched arms on Mount Corcovado above Rio de Janeiro.RECALL
    Christ the Redeemer

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  21. 21Machu Picchu · country where it is locatedRECALL
  22. 22This fifteenth-century Inca citadel stands on a mountain ridge above Peru's Urubamba valley.RECALL
  23. 23Chichén Itzá · city or region and country where it is locatedRECALL
  24. 24This Maya city in Mexico's Yucatán contains the stepped pyramid known as El Castillo.RECALL
    Chichén Itzá

    Yucatán, Mexico

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  25. 25Colosseum · city or region and country where it is locatedRECALL
  26. 26Rome's Flavian Amphitheatre, inaugurated in AD 80, is commonly known by this name.RECALL
  27. 27Taj Mahal · city or region and country where it is locatedRECALL
  28. 28Shah Jahan commissioned this marble mausoleum in Agra in memory of Mumtaz Mahal.RECALL

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