Oldest Things in the World

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• Which tree is widely recognized as the oldest known living individual tree?
• What is generally considered the oldest known surviving wooden wheel?
• Which site is usually described as the world’s oldest known monumental temple complex?
• Which institution is commonly recognized as the oldest existing, continually operating university?
• Match each ancient record-holder with the record for which it is best known.
• Match each oldest object or site with its approximate date.
• Match each item with the distinction associated with its age.
• Match each ancient survival with the period in which it originated.