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Grades 6, 7 and 8 - History - Middle School - Monuments around the World
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Monuments can be erected for all sorts of reasons, sometimes in memory of a person or to serve as a reminder of a key event in history. They can often offer glimpses of how life was at the time they were built.

Grades 6, 7 and 8 - History - Middle School - Monuments around the World
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1. The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in New York. Which country gave the statue to America?
2. A bronze statue sits on a rock in a harbor in Copenhagen, Denmark. What is the statue of?
3. Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. Which famous building is it next to?
4. The Taj Mahal is in India. It was built by an emperor as a memorial to who?
5. The Eiffel Tower is a famous French structure. Which city is it located in?
6. St. Basil’s Cathedral is a famous monument in Moscow, Russia. Who ordered it to be built?
7. The Great Wall of China is which of these options?
8. The Great Sphinx of Giza was probably built for Pharaoh Khafra. How tall is it?
9. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower located in Italy. Why does it lean?
10. Christ the Redeemer is a huge statue in Rio de Janeiro. Where did the stones used to build it come from?