- •The ancient near east
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text I the ancient near east
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •The Fertile Crescent
- •Words to remember
- •Unit II ancient egypt
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text II ancient egypt
- •Mumification
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VI. Translation skills
- •Egyptian Religion
- •Words to remember
- •Unit III two great cities oe the indus valley
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text III two great cities of the indus valley
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •Vil translation skills
- •Words to remember
- •Prehistoric china
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text IV prehistoric china
- •I. Reading skills
- •II. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VIII. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Chinese Writing
- •Words to remember
- •Unit V the aryan empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text V the aryan empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •Speaking skills
- •V. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Санскрит
- •Upanishads
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VI classes and castes in ancient india
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VI classes and castes
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Theories of Caste
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VII the mauryan empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VII the mauryan empire
- •II. Reading skills
- •III. Vocabulary skills
- •IV. Speaking skills
- •V. Writing skills
- •VI. Translation skills
- •Words to remember
- •Unit VIII gupta empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text VIII gupta empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •Compare the first and second native India's dynasties.
- •Trace the main ideas of the Guptas' religious policy.
- •Ask as many questions as you can to cover the rest of the text and ask your groupmates to answer them.
- •In a dialogue try to find some similarities in the development of Indian Empires.
- •VII. Writing skills
- •19. Topics for essay writing:
- •VIII. Translation skills
- •Imaginary Beasts
- •Words to remember
- •Unit IX zhous come to power
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text IX zhous come to power
- •IV. Reading skills
- •V. Vocabulary skills
- •VI. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VIII. Translation skills
- •Государство Джоу
- •Words to remember
- •Unit X the greek world
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text X the greek world
- •II. Reading skills
- •III. Vocabulary skills
- •VII. Speaking skills
- •2) Ask your classmates to guess the word by your definition.
- •VIII. Writing skills
- •IX. Translation skills
- •Religion
- •Words to remember
- •Unit XI the roman empire
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •II. Text XI the roman empire
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VI. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •Древний Рим
- •The Roman Empire
- •Words to remember
- •Unit XII neighbours of hercules
- •I. Pretext exercises
- •III. Reading skills
- •IV. Vocabulary skills
- •V. Speaking skills
- •VII. Writing skills
- •VII. Translation skills
- •The Seven Wonders of the World
- •Words to remember
- •Reader sumerians
- •Нittite empire
- •Assyrians
- •Babylonians
- •Peoples oe syria
- •Phoenitians and arameans
- •Anatolia
- •Persians
- •Persian Culture in Achaemenid Times
- •Earliest Egypt
- •Old Kingdom
- •Religion
- •Religions Reform of Akhenaten
- •Indus valley
- •China jade
- •China during q1n dynasty
- •The olympic games Origins and Preparations
- •Preparations and Sacrifices
- •Gladiators
- •One of the most famous buildings from ancient rome
- •Chariot-races
- •Europeans and ancient greece and rome
- •Vocabulary
V. Speaking skills
Ex. 13. a) Translate the following questions and answer them to see if you understand every word in the text:
Желтая река сыграла решающую роль в развитии Китая, не правда ли?
Что рассказывает древняя легенда о появлении китайцев на берегу Желтой реки?
Каково другое название Желтой реки?
Что говорят археологические находки о древней культуре Яншао?
Чем отличается земледелие Китая от земледелия Индии?
Китайцы выращивали местные растения или те, что были привезены из соседних государств?
Что подтверждает наличие производства шелка в древнем Китае?
Кто был первым императором династии Шань, чем он был знаменит?
. Что вам известно о ранних городах Китая?
Как представляли китайцы устройство мира во время правления династии Шань?
Почему не сохранились здания в городах древнего Китая?
Как называли себя императоры династии Шань и почему?
b) Ask your groupmates to answer these questions.
Ex. 14. Develop the ideas of Ex. 4 and discuss them with your groupmates.
Ex. 15. Make up a plan of the text, provide each point of the plan with necessary words and word combinations. Compare and discuss your plans in the classroom.
Ex. 16. Retell the text using your own plan and expressions from Ex. 5, 6,15.
Ex. 17. Give the gist of the text.
Ex. 18. Role play.
Two groupmates have to pass an exam in Ancient History, one of them has missed a lecture on Prehistoric China. Choose the roles and make a dialogue.
VIII. Writing skills
Ex. 19. Make up sentences of your own using expressions from Ex. 5,6. Provide similar historical context.
Ex. 20. Look back through the unit and make a list of words to do with:
plants cultivated in China; c) archaeological terms.
domesticated animals;
Ex. 21. Rewrite this paragraph with the correct punctuation and capital letters:
сhinese people settled along the yellow river about five thousand be this first culture is called yangshao by archaeologists who found pottery decorated with fish and bone motifs unlike in india there were no great forests to clear to the northwest of china in what is known as inner asia a number of nomadic peoples herded ship camels and horses which were especially valuable from the point of view of the сhinese.
Ex. 22. Topics for essay writing:
1) History of China in myths and legends.
2) First Chinese dynasties.
3) The place of the Yellow River in the process of transition to civilization.
VII. Translation skills
Ex. 23. Translate into English:
Племя шань с переселением в долину Хуанхэ стало называться «инь» (Yin). Оно осело на новых землях, изгнав после кровопролитной борьбы жившее здесь ранее племя «цян» или «ся» (Xia).
Старейшины шань-инь из племенных вождей превратились в единоличных правителей. Среди подданных укреплялось представление о них как о «сыновьях Неба», получивших власть от божественных сил. «Чжан-Го» — «Срединное государство» — так стали именовать свою страну сами жители Китая.
Государство Шань-Инь, просуществовав с 1766 по 1122 г. до н. э., попало под власть племени чжоу, владыки которого, правившие с 1122 по 247 г. до н. э., называли себя ванами-царями. Первым из них был У-ван — «Царь-воитель».
Затем под натиском соседних племен и собственной родовой знати Чжоуское царство распалось на уделы. Это время (с 770 по 403 г. до н. э.) жители Срединного государства называли порой «Весны и Осени».
Правители уделов сражались друг с другом и соседями. Почти два века (с 403 по 221 г. до н. э.) продолжалась эпоха Воюющих царств.
Победителем из войны вышло царство Цинь (Qin).
Ex. 24. Translate into Russian: