CLEP Western Civ I

Category - Ancient Near East

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon once stood in this present-day country:
  1. Iraq
  2. Egypt
  3. Jordan
  4. Iran
  5. Greece
Explanation
Answer: A - Babylon was a city in Mesopotamia, the majority of which is now in present-day Iraq. The political events of the last 40 years often obscure the history of Iraq in the popular mindset, causing people to forget that the country is at the heart of the “cradle of civilization” and is therefore home to the remaining relics from the dawn of collective human culture. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the Seven Wonders of Ancient World, but it may have never existed at all. Their existence is debated because accounts of the site have only been found in Greek and Roman texts, not in any cuneiform texts from the Babylonian empire itself. All six of the other Ancient Wonders were Greek or Egyptian. Only one-the Great Pyramid of Giza-still exists today.
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