World History MosaicEach mosaic should answer the questions:

1. What is it – Gate, statue, wall carving, etc.

2. Why was it done.

3. Who did it or had it done.

4. When was it done.

5. Where is it located – including a map.

6. How was it created

Pyramids

Legendary Tower of Babel

The ziggurat at Nineveh in Assyria --- the temple

The Great Ziggurat at Ur in Sumer

Colossus of Rhodes

Light House of Alexandria

                                                                           

Assyrian winged bull

Gate in the city of Persepolis, Persia

The Ishtar Gate at Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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 Stonehenge

Step Pyramid of Saqqara, Egypt

Giza Pyramid complex, Cairo, Egypt

Ramesses II at the battle of Kadesh

Great New Kingdom sculptures at Abu Simbel

The famous bust of Queen Nefirtiti

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

                                  

Sphinxes, Luxor, Egypt

MinoanPalace of Knossos, Crete

Minoan Fresco from the Palace of Knossos, Crete

Mycenae during its period of prosperity as the chief early Greek city-state.

MyceneanMask of Agamemnon

"Mycenean lady". Fresco, 13th century BC. From the acropolis at Mycenae.

Parthenon, Nashville Tennessee

2nd Punic War: Hannibal taking his war Elephants over the Alpine Mountains

Roman Pantheon

                                                                                                                      

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Temple of Fortune at Rome

Arch of Titus

Pont du Gard, France, Roman aqueduct

Epidaurus Theater, Epidaurus Greece

Greek Theater

Roman House

A atrium formal entrance hall

Al ala "wings" opening from atrium

C cubiculum small room; bedroom

Cu culina kitchen

E exedra garden room

P peristylium colonnaded garden

T taberna shop

Ta tablinum office; study

Tri triclinium dining room

V vestibulum entrance hall

Wine Shop

Atrium

Mosque at Djenne

Angkor Wat

Machu Picchu, Peru

Mayan Temple

Great Wall of China

The Terracotta Army

Terra Cotta Warrior and Horse

Hindu Akshardham temple in South Delhi

Durga Temple (southern India, ca. 675 AD)

The Great Stupa, Sanchi, India

Mauryan Architecture – 350 AD

Gupta Period Head of Buddha

Gupta Period Torso of Buddha

Gupta Period - Vishnu

Gupta Period Temple – Salt Range Mtns.Pakistan

AJANTA  CAVE MURALS  " Maiden w Tray"

Elephanta Caves – Mumbai, India Hindu

Gupta Period – Goddess Shiva

Hindu sculptures @ Elephanta Caves

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