"Discover and Learn about the Seven fascinating wonders of the Ancient World"--Provided by publisher.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and all sorts of mysteries attaching to them, have intrigued people since the second century BCE.
A third alternative that might spring to mind is the use of scaffolding , possibly raising the blocks on cradles , as the lintels wre raised to form the trilithons at Stonehenge . This is not feasible on two counts : wood was at a ...
Callimachus, Royal Librarian of Alexandria, is researching a new book.
Author Yona Zeldis McDonough takes the readers on a trip to the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Great Pyramids in Egypt (the only Wonder still standing), the Statue of Zeus at Olympia and the Colossus of Rhodes in ancient Greece, the ...
Discusses the seven wonders of the world, including the purpose they served, and how these magnificent structures were constructed without modern technology.
We admire the ancient wonders today, but somebody had to build them.
Describes the seven wonders of the ancient world, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus, the temple of Artemis, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and the colossus of Rhodes.
Sidebars, fun trivia, and entertaining illustrations break up the text, making it easily accessible and engaging, while hands-on projects encourage active learning.
Full coverage from the first stone monuments in the fifth millennium B.C. to the Great Temple of the Aztecs in the sixteenth century A.D. with fascinating insights into the technological skills of our ancestors.
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