- •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
III. Reading skills
Ex. 1. Read the text and get its central idea.
Ex. 2. Read the text again and note important details. Divide the text into logical parts. Find key sentences in each part.
Ex. 3. Find in the text and read aloud sentences that prove that...
1.... the level of literacy in Mesopotamian Societies was rather high;
... the first steps towards urbanization were made between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers;
... powerful civilizations were developing in other parts of the region;
... the first signs of the Neolithic revolution appeared in the Ancient Near East;
... Alexander the Great united the Greeks and the Persians
... the eclipse of the old powers took place in mid-first millennium;
... the Persians were not able to conquer mainland Greece.
Ex. 4. List the items from Ex. 3 in the order in which they come in the text.
IV. Vocabulary skills
Ex. 5. Give Russian equivalents of the following word combinations and reproduce the sentences in which they are used in the text:
the beginnings of agriculture
craft skills
to master smth.
city-dwellers
theocratic states
ox-drawn chariots
to enjoy some weight
to take over an empire
straightforward symbols
to be impressed on wet clay
to be impressed with stylus
all-purpose script
eclipse of a power
a byword for luxury and power
to be well-positioned for trade
Egyptian-controlled Palestine
Ex. 6. Give English equivalents of the following words and word combinations and reproduce sentences in which they are used in the text.:
неолитическая революция
торговля редкими товарами
литье
захоронения
соперники
города- государства
клинописные знаки
писать предложениями
начало пятого века
подчинение
Ex. 7. Match the notions and their definitions:
the Near East
2. the Neolithic revolution
3. Mesopotamia
4. cuneiform
5. satraps
6. a king
the all-purpose script of the Near East, adapted to the writing of many different languages
the region between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers
the region stretching from the Persian Gulf to Palestine and Anatolia
local governors in Persia under Darius
the byword for luxury and power among the Greeks
wedge-writing
the period when the beginnings of agriculture, the manufacture of pottery and the first steps towards urbanization appeared and were accompanied by trade in rare goods
Ex. 8. Paraphrase the italicized parts, using the expressions from the text and Ex. 5,6:
By 3500 our ancestors had become good at mining, smelting and working of metals.
The first true citizens lived in Mesopotamia.
The Hittites established an empire that stretched as far as Palestine governed by Egypt.
At the beginning of the first millennium ВС the Assyrians dominated the Near East for three centuries.
Mesopotamian societies could read and write.
Syria and Palestine, located well enough for trade, were of some importance in military and economic field.
Cuneiform became the script used in every sphere.
The splendor and wealth of their rule made the name of the king of Persia a synonym of luxury and power among the Greeks.
The Akkadians, Assyrians and Babylonians were all successful rivals in the years up to 1500 ВС.
Ex. 9. Complete the sentences:
The ancient Near East is the region ...
Sumerian cities of the third millennium ВС ...
Writing started in ...
The first signs of the 'Neolithic revolution' were ...
The Hittites Empire enjoyed some ...
The first true city-dwellers«appeared in ...
Control of Mesopotamia was ...
Syllabic symbols made it possible ...
The Persian king Cyrus captured ...
Written material on clay and stones includes...
Alexander the Great crossed into Asia ...
The Sasanians were the successors of...