Great Pyramid of Giza- Pyramid of Khufu;of Cheops
- Oldest and largest of the
three pyramids in the
Giza Necropolis
- Oldest of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient
World, only one to
remain largely intact
- Built as a tomb for the
fourth Egyptian dynasty
Pharaoh Khufu
- Tallest man-made
structure
Hanging Gardens of Babylon- sometimes referred
to as Hanging Gardens of Semiramis
(reference to Queen Semiramis)
King Nebuchadnezzar II- built the garden
Amytis of Media- king’s homesick wife from Persia
Statue of Zeus at Olympia- chryselephantine
sculpture, made of ivory and gold-
plated bronze
- With shoots of olive
worked in gold on throne
of cedarwood
Phidias- Greek sculptor who made Statue of Zeus in
Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece
Pausanias- traveler with a very detailed description
of the sculpture
Nike- goddess of victory on the right of Zeus
Gold Scepter- on the left of Zeus
Plutarch- the victor over Macedon was moved to
his soul as if he had seen the god in person
(as stated from Life of the Roman General
Aemilius Paulus)
Dio Chrysostom- Greek orator who said whoever
looks at the sculpture will be freed of his
earthly troubles
Temple of Artemis- dedicated to Roman God
Artemis; goddess of hunt
Ephesus- modern-day Turkey; where the temple
was finished
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus- also referred to as
Tomb of Mausolus
- Tomb created between
353 BC and 350 BC
standing at 45m (148ft)
at present-day Bodrum,
Turkey)
Mausolus- satrap in Persian Empire
Artemisia II of Caria- Mausolus’s wife and sister
Satyros and Pythis- designed the mausoleum;
greek sculptors
Antipater of Sidon- identified the mausoleum as
one of the seven wonders
Colossus of Rhodes- sculpture of Roman god Helios
(god of the sun; sight)
Chares of Lindos- erected colossus of Rhodes
during 292 to 280 BC standing over
30m (170ft)
Lighthouse of Alexandia- or Pharos of Alexandria
- Built during 280 and 247
BC to guide sailors into
the harbor at night
Great wall of China- series of stone and earthen
fortifications in northern China as a
protection of the northern borders of
Chinese Empire
220-206BC- greatest wall built in China
Qin Shi Huang- first emperor of China
Ming Dynasty- existing wall
Machu Picchu- pre-Columbian Inca site; referred to
as “The Lost City of Inca”
Urubamba Valley- where Machu Picchu sits
Pachacuti- Inca emperor to whom the Machu
Picchu is dedicated to
Petra- historic and archeological city in the
Jordanian governorate of Ma’an
- Capital city of Nabataeans
- Has been a UNESCO Heritage site
Mount Hor- in its slope lies Petra
Arabah- large valley running from the Dead Sea to
the Gulf of Aqaba
Taj- crown of buildings in Urdu
Taj Mahal- mausoleum in Agra, India
 - Considered to be the finest example of
Mughal architecture
Shah Jahan- Mughal emperor who built Taj Mahal
Mumtaz Mahal- favorite wife of Shah Jahan
Chichen Itza- built by Maya civilization at Yucatan
(Mexico)
- Focal point in the northern Maya
Lowlands
Christ the Redeemer- statue of Jesus in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil
- Considered world’s largest Art Deco
The Colosseum- Roman Coliseum; Flavian
Amphitheater; elliptical amphitheater in
the center of Rome, Italy
- Largest ever built in roman empire
Great Barrier reef- world’s largest individual
formation created by living organisms;
largest coral reef in the world
Mt. Everest- highest mountain in the world
reaching to 29029 ft located in the
Himalayan Mountain Range : Nepal, Tibet,
China
Mt. McKinley- from Alaska; tallest mountain based
on measurements taken from the base of
the mountain (above sea level) to peak
Mauna Kea- from Hawaii; tallest mountain in the
world measured from its base of which is
most underwater
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro- created by erosion from
the Atlantic Ocean also known as
Guanabara Bay
- Harbor is surrounded by gorgeous granite
monolith mountains
Aurora- naturally occurring lights that create
intriguing and spectacular displays in the
sky
Grand Canyon- massive gorge located in the state
of Arizona
Colorado River- created the grand canyon
Paricutin- cinder cone volcano in Michoacan,
Mexico
- Been dormant since 1952
Victoria Falls- waterfall located in Zimbabwe
- Largest sheet of falling
water in the world
Zimbabwe River- Victoria Fall’s water source
Dr. David Livingstone- named Victoria Falls
Banaue Rice Terraces- carved by local Ifugao
people; considered longest man-
made structure without forced labor
Tubbataha Reef- located in Sulu Sea; one of the
largest and well-preserved reef systems in
the world
Mount Volcano- most perfectly-shaped conic
volcano in the world; Filipino Mount Fuji
Angkor Wat- huge temple dedicated to Hindu Gods
Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu
King Suryavarman II- decorated and built Angkor
Wat
King Jayavaraman VII- Buddhism instead of
Hinduism
Eiffel Tower- shaped by supports of iron,
symbolizing the accomplishments in science and
engineering
Alexander Gustave Eiffel – French structural
engineer
Statue of Liberty- Liberty enlightening the world
- Gift of France to US
Tabula ansata- a tablet evoking the law
Frederic Bartholdi- designed statue of Liberty
Panama Canal- joins Atlantic Ocean and Pacific
Ocean and is a key conduit for international
maritime trade
Empire State Building- 102-story landmark; tallest
building in the world
The Leaning Tower of Pisa- campanile or
freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the
Italian city of Pisa; third oldest structure in Pisa’s
Cathedral Square
Traditional Arts- arts that started in the pre-
colonial times and have been handed down from
generation to generation
Animism- depict something of the people’s gods
and goddesses, thus resulting in the creation of
abstract symbols of animistic figures

Bulul- god of rice of the Ifugao

Pastiche- blurring of divisions between fine art and

commercial art

Bricolage- creation or construction that uses a

diverse range of material; collage

Appropriation- inspiration in artworks from the

previous periods; use of style of another culture

Installation- art made where a particular space is

transformed to a three-dimensional artwork

Pasinaya- largest multi-arts festival for the Filipino

public

Ugnayan sa Sining- program that promotes

regional arts through cultural interactions

Choreography- arrangement or design for dance

movements

Lucresia Kasilag- infused the sounds of native

instruments on new forms