Where in the World 1 2 3 4 Great Wall of China Great Pyramid of Giza Rome Indus Valley Civilization 3 8 10 2 6 7 4 1 11 9 5 5 6 7 8 Incas 9 Nile River 10 Persia 11 Greece Maya Sumerian City of Uruk Aztecs
Table of Contents Built to Last 4 Taste of the Past 10 Animal Kingdoms 16 Strange Sacrifices and Curious Customs 22 More Really Weird True Facts 28 Index 30 Show What You Know 30 Glossary 31 Websites to Visit 31 About the Author 32
Built to Last Their days of greatness have faded away but traces of ancient cultures are still visible everywhere even from space From the French fries you eat to the money in your piggy bank you just have to look to fi nd fascinating links to the past 4
Stretching about 13,000 miles 20,000 kilometers the Great Wall of China is so big it has been photographed by astronauts It took nearly 2,000 years to build the wall a military fortifi cation that kept the Chinese safe from enemy attacks 5
