- •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
The Seven Wonders of the World
The Seven Wonders of the ancient world are preeminent architectural and sculptural achievements of antiquity, as listed by various Greco-Roman observers.
Included on the best known list were the Pyramids of Giza (the oldest of the wonders and the only one substantially in existence today), the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (a series of landscaped rooftop terraces on a ziggurat, ascribed to either Nebuchadnezzar II or the semi-legendary Queen Sammu-ramat), the Statue of Zeus at Olympia (a large gold-and-ivory figure of the god on his throne by Phidias), the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (a temple, built in 356 ВС, famous for its imposing size and the works of art that adorned it), the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos of Alexandria (a lighthouse built с 280 ВС on the island of Pharos off Alexandria, said to have been more than 350 ft, or 110 m, high). These wonders inspired the compilation of many other lists of seven attractions, or "wonders," by later generations.
The modern wonders include Channel Tunnel and Concord Airliner (UK/France); Sydney Opera House in Australia; Empire State building and Golden Gate Bridge in the USA; Aswan Dam in Egypt; US Space Programme (Apollo, Cape Canaveral, Space Shuttle).
Words to remember
academic mandate - заинтересованность учебных заведений
ambitious a – претенциозный
backlash n - отрицательная, негативная реакция (на политическое событие и т. п.)
beguile v — занимать, развлекать
be hot for - сходить с ума, неистовствовать
bondage n — 1. рабская зависимость, рабство, неволя; крепостное состояние, крепостное право, Syn: servitude, serfdom, slavery; 2. садомазохизм
chunk n - большое количество
complacent a – самодовольный
confine v — ограничивать
copyright I n - авторское право; ~ reserved - авторское право охраняется
copyright II а - охраняемый авторским правом; this book is - — на эту книгу распространяется авторское право
copyright III v – обеспечивать авторское право
corrective n — поправка, частичное изменение, исправление
fine a - тонкий, утонченный
inherent а — присущий, неотъемлемый, свойственный (in, to — кому-л., чему-л.)
laudatory a - похвальный, хвалебный; панегирический
plunder n — воровство, грабеж, плагиат
proliferation of outlets - расширение рынка сбыта
public domain - всеобщее достояние
readership n - читатели; круг читателей, читательская масса
republican symbolism - республиканская символика
resonant a – созвучный
revival n — оживление, возрождение
saccharine ['sækarin] a - приторный, слащавый
sexism n - дискриминация по полу, особенно дискриминация женщин
spectacular а-1. производящий глубокое впечатление; впечатляющий; эффектный, Syn: impressive; 2. волнующий, захватывающий, Syn: thrilling
take to phr v - 1. начинать заниматься чём-л.; 2. пристраститься, увлечься; 3. обращаться, прибегать к чему-л.
trash n - отбросы; мусор; макулатура
tripe n - вздор, дрянь; чепуха, чушь (slang)
trivia n — мелочи, пустяки
worldly a - житейский, практичный, мирской; земной, суетный
wrack v - разрушать(ся)