Mrs. Meredith's Class Project: Wonders of the World

Here is a list of some amazing places in the world, and some good web resources to help you learn more!
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• The best way to cite a website you use in your project is this: 
  Author [if known]. "Title" [main title, in italics, if applicable]. Last date updated or revised [if known]. URL (web address) of page. (Date page was accessed).

        For example, this website, http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A13856970, the citation would be
        "Tenochtitlan- Island City of the Aztecs".  November 15, 2006.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A13856970.  
        October 24, 2008.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon || Abu Simbel || Sphinx || Temple of Karnak || The Himalayas || Mt. Everest || Terra Cotta Warriors ||
Forbidden City || Gobi Desert || Silk Road || Beringia || Machu Picchu || Chichen Itza || San Lorenzo || Tenochtitlan ||

 

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/hanginggardens1.htm

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/hanginggardens2.htm

http://www.wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/GardenHistory.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanging_gardens_of_babylon 

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Abu Simbel

http://www.touregypt.net/abusimbel.htm

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/02/0221_abusimbel.html

Photos: http://oi.uchicago.edu/gallery/pa_egypt_bees_abu_simbel/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_simbel

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Sphinx

http://www.unmuseum.org/sphinx.htm

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/architecture/sphinx.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/sphinx.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx 

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Temple of Karnak

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/explore/karnakrams.html

http://www.touregypt.net/karnak.htm

http://www.egyptologyonline.com/temple_of_karnak.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Karnak 

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Himalayas

http://www.mrdowling.com/612-himalayas.html

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761573695/himalayas.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/10131/start.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayas

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Mt. Everest

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/everest/

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/history/

http://library.thinkquest.org/5069/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Everest

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Terra Cotta Warriors

http://www.chinahighlights.com/xian/terracotta-army/

http://archaeology.about.com/od/china/a/terracotta.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_cotta_army

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Forbidden City

http://www.forbiddencitychina.com/

http://www.beijingtrip.com/attractions/forbidden/

http://www.thebeijingguide.com/forbidden_city/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City

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Gobi Desert

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761570073/gobi.html

http://www.oneearthadventures.com/gobi/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobi_desert

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Silk Road

http://library.thinkquest.org/13406/sr/

http://www.mrdowling.com/613-silkroad.html

http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~pamlogan/srart.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road

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Beringia
http://www.nps.gov/akso/beringia/index.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/27130/eng/2.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beringia

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Machu Picchu

http://www.rediscovermachupicchu.com/

http://www.peru-machu-picchu.com/

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0213201/architecture_of_machu_picchu.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu

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Chichen Itza

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/meso_america/chichenitza.html

http://ils.unc.edu/~barrh/pathfinder1.html

http://gomexico.about.com/od/ancientsites/p/chichen_itza.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza

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San Lorenzo

http://www.firenzealbergo.it/EN/places_to_go/churches/Basilica_San_Lorenzo.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_di_San_Lorenzo_di_Firenze

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Tenochtitlan

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/meso_america/tenochtitlan.html

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572380/tenochtitl%C3%A1n.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A13856970

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenochtitlan

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