Ancient Ruins and Archaeological Sites: Multiple Choice

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01Known as the "Rose City" for its stunning rock-cut architecture, this ancient city in Jordan features the famous Al-Khazneh, or The Treasury.
02What is the name of the vast temple complex in Cambodia, originally built as a Hindu temple for the Khmer Empire?
03This ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above Athens, Greece, contains the remains of several ancient buildings, the most famous being the Parthenon.
04The well-preserved cliff dwellings of the Ancestral Pueblo people can be found in which U.S. National Park located in Colorado?
05The ruins of this ancient city, one of the largest of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, are located in the rainforests of northern Guatemala and feature the Temple of the Great Jaguar.
06A vast collection of life-sized sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, is known as the what?
07This ancient Incan citadel, perched high in the Andes Mountains of Peru, is renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar.
08The famous step-pyramid known as El Castillo is the centerpiece of which major Mayan city in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula?
09The oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex is known as what?
10This ancient Roman city, buried under volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, is a famous archaeological site in Italy.
11Which massive stone amphitheater in the center of Rome, Italy, was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles in the Roman Empire?
12This prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, consists of a ring of massive standing stones set within earthworks.