Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Believed to have begun around 3100 BCE; the stories of ancient Egypt still live on today. Built along the Nile River; Egypt was once the greatest civilization of the past. Egypt built several groundbreaking architectural structures from the world’s first dams, to the first super structures predating the Ziggurat of Ur. Ancient Egypt survived three millennia before falling to the roman’s control. Egypt is most known for its pyramids, mummies, pharaohs, and its’ polytheistic religion. The Egyptians answer to the terrible question “Why are we here?” The Egyptians believed that they were to spend their lives preparing for their afterlife as seen through their literature, architecture, and burial rituals.

Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Sun and Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza are almost identical when it comes to base perimeter but the Pyramid of the Sun is half the size of the Pyramid of Giza. Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the sun was built during the Mesoamerican classic and was constructed in two phases, the first construction stage around 100 CE, brought the pyramid to nearly the size it is today and the second phase brought it to it’s completed size of 223.942 meters or 738 feet across and 75 meters or 246 feet high, making it the third largest pyramid in the world. The pyramid of Giza, however, was built over a 20-year period with its completed height at 146.7 meters and a base of 230.34 meters. Based on a mark in an interior chamber naming the work gang and a reference to fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was finished around 2560 BC. The Teotihuacan are responsible for the construction of the pyramid of the Sun. It is unknown why it’s called the pyramid of the sun but scientist have been able to hypothesis as to what the purpose of this pyramid was for. An altar was built at the top of the pyramid which can lead one to believe that it was most likely used to honor a deity in some ritualistic way. As for the Great Pyramid of Giza, it is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and the Queen. The base of this pyramid is the pharaoh Khufu’s tomb which had different archaeological objects that

The theme I have chosen is the Quest for immortality/ creation of legacy. Ancient Egyptians believed that there was a life after death; they focused much of their life preparing for the afterlife. The afterlife did not come easy to them, as they felt like they needed to live the best life possible otherwise they would not be accepted into the afterlife.

One of the seven wonders of the world. For almost four millennias they were the tallest structures of the entire world. And yet we are still baffled as to how they were built. The Pyramids! We find these mysterious, immense, and fascinating structures throughout the world. We gaze at them in wonder and ask ourselves: who built them? How were they built? what were they used for? and, when were they built? The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. The pyramids purpose has always been a question of excitement ever since we discovered them, they’re a byproduct of conspiracy theorists dreams. They were initially thought to be a burial ground, yet we have no corpses... Other theorists believe in the idea of constellation copies. Both The Pyramids of Giza and The Three Great Pyramids Of Teotihuacan reflect and exactly point to the constellation of Orion 's belt, the very same constellation we see in the nights gaze here in Auckland. Now there are pyramids all over the globe, as if someone or something had taken a stamp, and stamped the earth many times over. There 's far more pyramids in Sudan than egypt, and there 's more in South America than the rest of the world combined. So how did so many cultures devise the same blueprint? Historically the

The most outstanding was the creation of Sostratus from Cnidus (III century BC) - a sea lighthouse on the island of Pharos near Alexandria, which was considered one of the "Seven Wonders of the World" (it has not survived to our time). It is a three-tier tower 120 m high: its base was square, the middle tier had the shape of an octagon, and the upper tier was a round structure with statues that adorned it. At the top of the lighthouse, equipped with metal mirrors, the fire was constantly maintained. The lighthouse served as both an observation post and a fortress. The nature of the planning of Hellenistic cities was distinguished by strict order. The straightforwardness of the sometimes wide streets, from ten to four meters, in Pergamum and Priene), their crossing at a right angle, the location in the center of

Pompeii, if you didn’t know, is the ancient ruins of an amazing city. In 1748, a surveying engineer discovered these buried ashes. Pompeii was an ancient city buried within this. Why ash? How, you ask? Well, Pompeii is located next to the famous volcano, Mt. Vesuvius in what is now Italy. In 79 AD Vesuvius let out an horrendous eruption and buried Pompeii. Since then, Mt. Vesuvius has erupted over 50 times. When the volcano erupted, there were about 20,000 people living in or around the area. That area was pretty unlucky living at the base of the volcano, they had suffered through a massive earthquake years back and was still recovering from the damage.

Before the beginning of history, people from across the land gradually developed numerous cultures, each unique in some ways while the same time having features in common. Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Israel are all important to the history of the world because of religious, social, political and economic development.

King Nebuchadnezzar II began with a big hole in the ground to start construction of his wonderful mountain. The knowledge for such a wonderful structure was more precious to know than for another part. If the weight of stone slabs, dirt or the plants would be too much, then too much water also could crumble this structure away easily and the whole thing could fall. So the engineers at that early time were smart enough so they dug 30 feet down to lay down strong iron pillars. Then, they started to construct the first level of the garden and move along until they reached the top of the city wall. Enough dirt was stacked to keep growing the trees' roots and then planting of other plants began. Because the area wasn't having really good amount

When I ask you to imagine Italy and all the vast architecture, what do picture? I am going to assume you would picture colosseums. The piece of art I chose to research was the granddaddy of them all, the Roman Colosseum. This is potentially the most famous monument to survive the classical period. Today, the Colosseum is one of Rome’s most popular tourist attractions, attracting millions of visitors every year. This massive amphitheater is located in the center of Rome, Italy. During ancient roman times these massive amphitheaters were commonly placed around cities. “Eventually there were well over 250 amphitheaters in the Roman empire” (Hopkins). However, no other amphitheater competes in size. What sparked the want to build such a massive amphitheater? Why is this so important?

The sculptures of the ancient civilizations all varied from country to country. A person could say that they each created an individual style by using some of what they knew, then made it their own. Some tried for hyper realistic while others didn’t go for realism. They each developed these form the way they lived.

I have chosen to write about the concept of beauty to the Ancient Egyptians, focusing mainly on Ancient Egyptian women during this time. The Ancient Egyptians deeply valued the concept of beauty as well as self-confidence , and often spent as much time fussing over it as we do in the current age ( as ancient Egyptian formulae for many conditions such as the reduction of scarring , removal of stretch marks and other things that could affect beauty. Beauty was also regarded as a part of ma'at.

Since the beginning of recorded time there have been many societies who have evolved and shaped the culture of our world. Civilizations such as Mesopotamia or Egypt have recorded epics and writings from which we may draw conclusions about world as it was. Certain ancient civilizations have always been topics of discussion and are even on present day television because those ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Greece, and many more captivate audiences in an educational way. Many of the ancient texts from these ancient civilizations have withstood the test of time and are now available to any who wish to research them. I am one such student, and I would

The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is the biggest underwater national monument, the maya pyramid is a calendar like, four sided pyramid with 365 steps; one for each day of the year. Next, there are the polar ice caps these ice caps cover antarctica and can be 10000 feet thick. Another wonder is the great migration 2.5 million animals migrate a distance 700 miles, wow. There is also the old city, jerusalem it is 5000 years old and separated from modern jerusalem with a 500 year old fence. The second to last wonders are (there’s two) the Potala palace and the jokhang temple, the Potala palace is thirteen stories tall and it is now a museum the jokhang temple is 4 stories high and you can see it from the palace. the last wonder, weirdly

Proverb 22:28 and 23:10, “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set ... Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless.”

Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest ancient civilizations in human history. Ancient Egypt was the longest lasting civilization in the ancient world and lasted for about 2,500 years. ancient Egypt was able to last so long because of their many great accomplishments. The most important thing that lead to the accomplishments and success of ancient Egypt was The Nile River. Ancient Egypt is often referred to as the “Gift of the Nile” because of how important the Nile River was to the success and longevity of ancient Egypt. Without the Nile River, ancient Egypt would have never been able to things like farm, use papyrus, build boats, trade or fish. The Nile River was the sole reason as to why ancient Egypt was able to become so successful.